Heathrow Airport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many schools within the boundaries of areas surrounding Heathrow airport currently have air quality with a nitrogen dioxide level of 40 micrograms/m3 or greater.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The technical report "Population Exposure to Air Pollution", published as part of the "Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport" consultation in November 2007, shows (Table 3.4) 16 'sensitive receptors' (which includes schools) with nitrogen dioxide levels above the limit of 40 micrograms/m3 in 2002. Data for the current year is not available but no such exceedences are predicted in 2010 or future years, with or without airport expansion.

Highways Agency: Finance

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2009,  Official Report, column 300W, on motorways: repairs and maintenance, whether the £6 billion programme of national major schemes will be in addition to the annual budget for the Highways Agency programme of national major schemes;
	(2)  what the Highways Agency budget in  (a) 2009-10,  (b) 2010-11,  (c) 2011-12 and  (d) 2012-13 is for national major road schemes.

Paul Clark: In our July 2008 document "Roads - Delivering Choice and Reliability" we announced that up to £6 billion was being made available for improvements to national strategic roads in England. On 15 January 2009, we announced which schemes this funding would support up to 2015. This funding is in addition to the provision for major improvements to regional strategic roads and other Highways Agency activities such as maintenance and the Traffic Officer Service.
	The budgets for the Highways Agency are set on an annual basis and published in their annual Business Plan. The 2009-10 Highways Agency Business Plan is due to be published by the end of March 2009. Precise budgets are subject to annual confirmation as part of determining overall public sector investment and the Highways Agency's business planning process.

Local Authorities: Debt Collection

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 19 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 509-10W, on local authorities: debt collection, whether the powers for local authorities to use certified bailiffs to collect unpaid parking fines existed prior to the introduction of the 2007 regulations.

Paul Clark: The Road Traffic Act 1991 enabled London local authorities to use certificated bailiffs. These provisions have been replicated for authorities outside London through parking designation Orders made by the Secretary of State on an individual basis.

Pension Credit: Nottinghamshire

Paddy Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households were in receipt of pension credit in each parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire in  (a) November 2003 and  (b) May 2008.

Rosie Winterton: The information is in the following table.
	
		
			  Households in receipt of pension credit in each parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire 
			   November 2003  May 2008 
			 Ashfield 3,550 5,180 
			 Bassetlaw 3,190 4,400 
			 Broxtowe 2,540 3,630 
			 Gedling 2,690 3,700 
			 Mansfield 3,040 4,300 
			 Newark 3,250 4,260 
			 Rushcliffe 2,330 3,200 
			 Sherwood 2,530 3,800 
			  Notes: 1. The number of households in receipt are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household.  Source: DWP Information Directorate Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data

Post Office Card Account

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 19 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 561-62W, on the Post Office card account, if he will take steps to make the best possible estimate of the cost to his Department of the tendering and bidding process for the Post Office card account; and what information his Department holds on the costs of the processes.

Rosie Winterton: I wrote to the hon. Member on 9 December 2008. As I said in my letter, it is not possible to give the full costs incurred by DWP on the procurement exercise. The direct salary costs (including on-costs) of the staff who worked full-time on this exercise, which extended over a 22 month period, were some £700,000. Some of these costs would have been incurred in any event to put in place a new contract with the Post Office had it been decided originally that it should be renewed. In addition, a number of other staff contributed to the procurement process alongside their other duties.

Birds: Nature Conservation

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2009,  Official Report, column 707W, on birds: nature conservation, if he will take steps to monitor the effectiveness of sales controls provided for in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as measures to protect species removed from Schedule 4.

Huw Irranca-Davies: holding answer 9 February 2009
	My Department considers it would be disproportionate to monitor sales of non-CITES species sold under a general licence, especially when the numbers of birds in captivity and demand by aviculturalists is relatively low, and evidence of illegal taking is negligible for the species.
	Should any evidence come to light to the contrary, we would consider what steps to take in conjunction with advice from Natural England.

Carbon Emissions

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 28 October 2008,  Official Report, column 846W, on carbon emissions, what the timetable is for the completion of the navigator waste infrastructure research study.

Jane Kennedy: It is anticipated that the executive summary of the Navigator study will be completed by spring 2009.

Departmental Air Travel

Francis Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 21 October 2008,  Official Report, column 162W, on departmental air travel, if he will place in the Library figures for 2007-08.

Huw Irranca-Davies: From information held centrally, 2007-2008 air travel mileage figures available currently for all Government Carbon Offsetting Fund (GCOF) participants are as follows:
	
		
			  Participant  Domestic miles  Short-haul miles  Long-haul miles  Total miles 
			 DfID 2,442,620 3,925,809 42,143,843 48,512,272 
			 MoD 1,482,742 8,013,589 34,520,713 44,017,044 
			 Red Arrows tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 HMRC 13,803,977 1,885,521 2,435,769 18,125,267 
			 VOA 67,078 6,180 32,297 105,554 
			 BERR 1,850,032 2,798,771 11,157,261 15,806,064 
			 HO 3,096,510 1,616,014 3,956,040 8,668,564 
			 IPS tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 CRB tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 PS tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 FSS tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 DWP 7,825,984 650,331 867,756 9,344,071 
			 HMT 1,568,881 249,645 916,195 2,734,720 
			 DEFRA 3,612,104 2,486,524 5,204,594 11,303,222 
			 CEFAS tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 DCMS tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 DH 413,688 576,208 1,456,328 2,446,224 
			 CO 183,400 7,400,286 2,466,762 10,050,448 
			 No.10 tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 DfT 693,997 821,311 1,939,471 3,454,778 
			 RH tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 GCDA tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 DCLG 98,617 297,057 195,831 591,505 
			 DfES tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 LOD 63,425 395,429 1,053,994 1,512,848 
			 CPS (LOD) tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 SFO (LOD) tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 RCPO (LOD) tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 AGO (LOD) tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 HMCPSI (LOD) tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 Tsol (LOD) tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 NIO 1,992,239 60,536 160,637 2,213,412 
			 MoJ tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 TLR 13,842 25,650 99,170 138,663 
			 TTBC 27,958 49,171 222,404 299,532 
			 ECGD tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 Parl HC 1,049,576 1,072,394 2,674,252 4,796,222 
			 BAPG tbc tbc 121,271 121,271 
			 Parl HL 177,949 249,940 419,955 847,844 
			 TRS 9,180 0 0 9,180 
			 GLA tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 MPS tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 TfL 54,569 690,967 1,458,757 2,204,293 
			 LDA tbc tbc tbc tbc 
			 SDC tbc tbc tbc tbc 
		
	
	As the deadline for returns is 30 April 2009, the abbreviation TBC used is to signify where finalised returns are yet to be confirmed/supplied.

Departmental Working Hours

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the policy of his Department and its agencies is on granting staff time off in lieu for working  (a) in lunch breaks,  (b) in evenings and  (c) at other times outside contracted working hours; and if he will make a statement.

Huw Irranca-Davies: DEFRA and its Agencies operate 'flexi time' arrangements that allow staff to take time off in lieu for working above their contracted hours. This would include time off for working during lunch breaks and in the evenings.

Departmental Working Hours

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many days off in lieu were granted to staff in  (a) his Department,  (b) its agencies and  (c) its non-departmental public bodies for working (i) in lunch breaks and (ii) at other times outside contracted working hours, in the last year for which figures are available.

Huw Irranca-Davies: DEFRA and its Agencies operate 'flexi time' arrangements. With the exception of CEFAS and CSL this policy allows staff to take up to three days time off in lieu per four week period for hours worked above their contractual hours. CEFAS and CSL currently allow their staff to take up to two days time off in lieu per four week period.
	The working hours of employees is not recorded centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	Information on the working arrangements of DEFRA's NDPB's is not available centrally.

Environment Protection: Landfill

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which body is responsible for monitoring the  (a) environmental impact of  (b) adherence to gate keeping procedures at landfill sites.

Jane Kennedy: The Environment Agency is the relevant regulator for England and Wales in respect of landfill sites, including monitoring of the environmental impact and adherence to gate-keeping procedures.

Fisheries: Quotas

Anthony Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will carry out a mid-year review of the reduction in quota levels for VIIE sole in the light of new scientific advice; and what recent assessment he has made of the effect of quota levels on the livelihoods of fishermen in the South West.

Huw Irranca-Davies: The International Council for the Exploration for the Sea (ICES) provide scientific advice to the European Commission and member states for the management of EU fish stocks. Since agreement was reached on total allowable catches and quotas for 2009 there has been no new advice concerning 7e sole. Once new information becomes available I will give it my full consideration.
	I fully recognise that the loss of sole quota impacts on fishers' in the south-west. Based on average 2008 prices, this year's cut in the UK quota of 68t, is valued at approximately £500,000. However, this does not take account of fluctuations in price and catches of other species.
	I am keen for my officials to continue to work with representatives of the south-west fishing industry. They have, therefore, agreed to meet throughout the year to explore the scope for developing a strategy for 7e sole based on the latest evidence.

Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 14 January 2008,  Official Report, column 870W, on waste disposal: domestic waste, whether a decision has been made on which body will evaluate pilot schemes for household waste incentive schemes.

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether an organisation has been appointed to carry out the evaluation of pilot schemes for charges for collection of household waste.

Jane Kennedy: No organisation has been appointed. I refer the hon. Members to the written statement I made on household waste incentives on 22 January 2009,  Official Report, column 40WS.

Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the presentation on waste incentive pilot schemes given by Ms Sarah Fisher from his Department's waste strategy division to the Thames Valley Waste Forum on 4 April 2008.

Jane Kennedy: The presentation is available on the Thames Valley Waste Forum website.

Apprentices

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 11 June 2008,  Official Report, column 332W, on apprentices, how many apprentices her Department employs.

Phil Woolas: The Home Office HQ, United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA), Identity and Passport Service (IPS), and the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) are participating in the Government Skills Apprenticeships Pathfinder Programme and data on the overall take up is collated centrally. There are currently 260 members of staff registered with an apprentice provider under this programme, and a further 76 applications are being processed.
	Data about other staff taking apprenticeships outside of this programme are not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Borders: Personal Records

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many and what proportion of UK air passenger movements  (a) other passenger information and  (b) passenger name record data is gathered.

Phil Woolas: Other Passenger Information (OPI) is known in the aviation industry as Passenger Name Record (PNR) data. Carriers will only be required to provide OPI to e-Borders to the extent that it is known to the carrier i.e. held within the reservation system. OPI is currently only collected on a limited number of routes.
	It is UKBA policy not to provide details of the routes for security and commercial reasons.

Departmental Redundancy

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 2292-3W, on redundancy, what estimate has she made of the annual payroll savings resulting from staff exit schemes in  (a) 2005-06,  (b) 2006-07,  (c) 2007-08 and  (d) 2008-09 excluding the cost of severance packages; and what estimate she has made of the equivalent figures for 2009-10.

Phil Woolas: The savings resulting from staff exit schemes could only be calculated following examination of individual records and this would incur disproportionate cost.

Domestic Violence: Refuges

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refuges for victims of domestic violence there were in each year since 1997.

Iain Wright: I have been asked to reply.
	The Department does not record these figures.
	There is a range of support for victims of domestic violence. Some victims will be accommodated in refuges, but sanctuary schemes and mainstream local authority accommodation may be an option for others, while some victims will pursue independent solutions with help and advice from support schemes as necessary.
	A national survey of refuge places in 1998 showed that there were 409 domestic violence refuge properties in England with approximately 7,269 bed-spaces.
	The Department have recently commissioned new research that will identify the current housing options available to households at risk of domestic violence, and to assess whether this provision meets current need. It will involve establishing the extent and type of temporary and settled accommodation available for households at risk of domestic violence in England, including the provision of housing related support services delivered to both temporary and settled accommodation, and to households' own homes.
	In 2003 the Government announced major investment in refuge provision in England in 2003 to 2006. A total of £34 million capital was allocated and 511 units of accommodation were refurbished or newly built. More recently the Hostels Capital Improvement programme (2005 to 2007) funded six new and refurbished refuges at a cost of £4 million.
	CLG provides essential revenue support for victims of domestic violence through the Supporting People Programme—£64.5 million in 2007-08 up from £61.6 million in 2006-07.

Foreign Workers

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the definition is of a temporary worker under Mode 4 of the General Agreement in Trade in Services; how such workers will be identified; and how their departure from the UK at the end of their contract will be enforced.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 2 February 2009
	The definition of a temporary worker under Mode 4 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services can be found in the current European Union services offer in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations on the World Trade Organisation website:
	www.wto.org
	Intra company transferees coming to the United Kingdom under Mode 4 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services will be required to qualify under the Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfers) category of the Points-Based System. Contractual Service Suppliers coming to the United Kingdom under Mode 4 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services will be required to qualify under Tier 5 (Temporary Workers)—International Exchange sub-category of the Points-Based System.

House of Commons: Right of Search

Bernard Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  whether  (a) her Department and  (b) Metropolitan Police have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the release of the report of the review conducted by Chief Constable Ian Johnston of the arrest and investigation of the hon. Member for Ashford;
	(2)  if she will obtain a copy of the final report of the review conducted by Chief Constable Ian Johnston of the British Transport Police of the arrest and investigation of the hon. Member for Ashford; and if she will place a copy of the report in the Library.

Vernon Coaker: holding answers 5 and 9 February 2009
	No request has been made to my Department. The review of the handling of the investigation by the Metropolitan Police was made at the request of the then Acting Commissioner. The report of the review is a matter for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and I have no plans to call for a copy of the report.

Luton Borough Council

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what grants her Department has made in respect of the Luton Borough Council area in each year since 1997.

Phil Woolas: The Department's accounting systems show the following specific area grant payments to Luton borough council, Luton Primary Care Trust and Safer Luton Partnership.
	
		
			   £ 
			 2004-05 984,248 
			 2005-06 1,447,135 
			 2006-07 867,702 
			 2007-08 1,514,467 
			 2008-09 1,136,007 
		
	
	An analysis by individual grants, payments made before 2004-05, and other related payments, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Members: Correspondence

Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 21 August 2008, on behalf of Mr. Paul Butler, transferred from the Ministry of Defence and acknowledged by her Department with reference M16298/8.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 4 February 2009
	The chief executive of the UK Border Agency wrote to the hon. Member on 6 February 2009.

Passports

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visits to each passport office members of the public made in each of the last 10 years.

Meg Hillier: The Identity and Passport Service do not hold data on the actual number of visits made by members of the public, however the total number of actual counter applications processed over a five year period, under the one week and same day service are in the following table.
	
		
			   London  Liverpool  Peterborough  Newport  Glasgow  Belfast  Durham  Total 
			 2002-03 170,374 64,275 51,265 44,798 35,595 13,638 23,611 403,556 
			 2003-04 192,288 73,478 55,309 46,943 41,251 15,279 31,008 455,556 
			 2004-05 197,084 83,087 60,515 55,040 45,031 19,119 40,223 500,099 
			 2005-06 223,707 92,726 69,740 58,750 48,731 21,613 48,297 563,564 
			 2006-07 226,201 105,022 77,611 59,108 55,408 23,311 58,381 605,042 
			 2007-08 228,829 95,888 74,870 56,067 55,354 21,119 43,048 575,175

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Nick Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 4 March 2008,  Official Report, column 2479W, on the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre: Government Departments, what the purpose was of each of the conferences for her Department organised by R Glasgow and Associates Public Relations Ltd held in the QE2 Conference Centre.

Phil Woolas: The information requested is as follows:
	 SCS Leadership Conference—October 2007
	The conference focused on the quality of management and leadership within the Home Office and the steps to be taken to further improve performance.
	 SCS Leadership Conference—March 2008
	The conference focused on the quality of management and leadership within the Home Office, the Department's strategy, progress being made on the Department's reform programme and preparations for the Capability Review.
	 The NETWORK AGM
	Under the title 'Diversity Reflects us all—Equality Protects us all', the AGM
	Presented the NETWORK Annual Report;
	Presented awards for outstanding work within the NETWORK;
	Announced results of the National Executive Committee Elections.

Work Permits

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 8 January 2008,  Official Report, columns 453-4W, on entry clearances: employment, how many work permit applications by non-EU workers were approved in each of the last three years for which figures are available, broken down by the 20 most frequent occupations.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 3 February 2009
	The table shows the number of work permit applications for non-EU workers approved in each of the last three years broken down by the 20 most frequent occupations.
	Figures are rounded to nearest five.
	Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.
	The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. The occupational categories used are not compatible with those in the Standard Occupational Classification.
	 Caveats:
	The figures do not equate to the number of individual nationals who were granted permits because they include those applications approved to extend or amend an existing permit or where the individual has moved to another job with a different employer. Not all those who were granted a permit took up the job and some may have been refused entry clearance or further leave to remain.
	
		
			  Number of individual approved work permit applications from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008 
			  Top 20 occupations  2006  2007  2008  Total 
			 Other IT related occupation 15,275 17,065 17,485 49,830 
			 Other manager related occupation 17,500 16,455 15,095 49,055 
			 Nurse 13,615 8,515 8,770 30,900 
			 Software engineer 9,535 10,610 7,410 27,555 
			 Other financial occupation 7,480 8,705 7,450 23,635 
			 Other engineering occupation 7,605 7,440 7,330 22,375 
			 Chef 5,840 4,340 3,475 13,655 
			 Researcher 4,570 4,515 4,160 13,250 
			 Other health/medical occupation 6,495 3,305 3,135 12,935 
			 Senior carer 5,690 2,180 3,475 11,340 
			 Teacher (school/college) 4,040 3,800 3,445 11,285 
			 Analyst programmer 2,925 3,790 3,465 10,180 
			 System analyst 2,035 2,360 2,150 6,545 
			 Project manager 1,475 1,665 1,845 4,985 
			 Doctor 3,035 905 905 4,845 
			 Other hotel catering occupation 2,090 1,445 1,205 4,740 
			 Other education/cultural occupation 1,515 1,500 1,330 4,345 
			 Accountant 1,380 1,185 1,090 3,655 
			 Business analyst 785 1,335 1,425 3,550 
			 Marketing/sales manager 1,135 1,240 1,105 3,485 
			 Others 30,935 25,975 25,320 82,235 
			 Total 144,950 128,325 121,080 94,355

Council Housing: Lambeth

Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the extent to which Lambeth Council's proposed rental charges from 1 April 2009 comply with her Department's guidance to local authorities on social rents.

Iain Wright: Local authority social housing rents are set by the individual authority, not by central Government.
	The Government wants the rents charged by social landlords to be fair and affordable. But, ultimately authorities are free to make their own decisions about the actual levels of their rents, in consultation with their tenants, and may decide not to follow the Government's advice.

Council Housing: South Yorkshire

Jeff Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people are on the council house waiting list in  (a) Barnsley and  (b) Doncaster; and what the equivalent figures were (i) five and (ii) 10 years ago.

Iain Wright: Information is available on numbers of households rather than people. The number of households registered on council housing waiting lists in each local authority, as at 1 April each year, is published on the Communities and Local Government website in Table 600. The latest available data is at April 2008 and can be found on our website at:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/xls/table600.xls
	Local authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing waiting list as at 1 April in their annual Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix returns. The number of households on local authorities' waiting lists in Barnsley and Doncaster are given in the following table.
	
		
			  Number of households on the council house waiting list (excludes households looking for transfers) 
			   April 1998  April 2003  April 2008 
			 Barnsley 4,448 4,131 6,097 
			 Doncaster 14,413 10,763 15,973 
			  Source: Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) 
		
	
	Not everyone on the waiting list is necessarily in urgent housing need. The waiting list includes those who consider social housing as their preferred or one of a number of housing options, and those who decide to get onto the waiting list ladder before they need or want to move house—particularly where the priority system is heavily based on waiting time. The size of the waiting list is not an indicator of absolute need, it is only useful as a broad indicator of housing demand in an area.

Council Tax: Students

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the High Court ruling in the case of Merseyside Valuation Tribunal and Wirral Borough Council  v. Farthing, whether she plans to amend council tax regulations to allow full-time students on a condensed course of study to be eligible for a student council tax discount for the duration of their study.

John Healey: There are no plans to amend council tax regulations in this way.

Empty Property: East of England

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  how many empty dwellings there were in the Eastern Region in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement;
	(2)  how many empty dwellings there were in Mid-Bedfordshire constituency in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

Iain Wright: The number of empty dwellings in local authority areas covering the Mid-Bedfordshire constituency, and in the Eastern region, in each year since 2004 are shown in the following table. Information for years prior to 2004 is not available.
	
		
			   Bedford B.C.  Mid-Bedfordshire D.C.  Eastern region 
			 1 November 2004 2,341 1,465 65,665 
			 10 October 2005 2,270 1,375 66,783 
			 9 October 2006 1,935 1,398 68,485 
			 8 October 2007 2,024 1,460 69,107 
			 6 October 2008 2,040 1,781 75,198 
		
	
	The data are as reported annually to Communities and Local Government on the CTB and CTB (supplementary) forms that are completed by all billing authorities in England. The data relate to particular dates in the autumn of each year.

Housing Revenue Accounts: City of Westminster

Karen Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what Westminster City Council's housing revenue account subsidy position  (a) was in each of the last 10 years and  (b) is expected to be in 2009-10.

Iain Wright: Westminster city council's housing revenue account subsidy annual entitlement for the period 1999-2000 to 2008-09 is shown in the following table:
	
		
			   £ 
			 1999-2000 3,445,142 
			 2000-01 2,925,014 
			 2001-02 15,679,461 
			 2002-03 15,626,575 
			 2003-04 17,449,143 
			 2004-05 16,167,991 
			 2005-06 13,430,874 
			 2006-07 12,648,424 
			 2007-08 10,274,925 
			 2008-09 (1)6,896,466 
			 (1 )Provisional 
		
	
	Data for 2009-10 are not available. The authority's subsidy entitlement is dependent upon housing stock levels, which are not due to be made available until the end of March. We anticipate that the authority will continue to receive subsidy.

Housing Revenue Accounts: City of Westminster

Karen Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much  (a) Westminster City Council and  (b) CityWest Homes contributed to the housing revenue account in each of the last 10 years; and how much they are expected to contribute to it in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

Iain Wright: Westminster city council has been a net recipient of housing revenue account subsidy in each of the last 10 years. The authority does not contribute surpluses for redistribution elsewhere and we expect this to continue to be the case in 2009-10.

Housing: Chorley

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date the moratorium on house building was lifted in the Chorley Borough Council area.

Iain Wright: No moratorium on housing was imposed on any local authority in the north-west.
	Regional planning guidance published in 2003 set targets for overall house-building in each upper tier local authority area in the north-west. It was for local authorities to decide how to manage housing supply within that context taking into consideration any under or over supply and the impact on neighbouring housing markets.
	A new regional spatial strategy was published in September 2008 establishing new annual average figures for housing provision. These are not absolute targets and may be exceeded, where justified.

Local Government: Planning Permission

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what procedures apply to planning applications made to themselves by local planning authorities.

Iain Wright: The procedures dealing with development by local authorities are contained in the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992. The general principle underlying these Regulations is that local authorities must make planning applications in the same way as any other person and must follow the same procedures as would apply to applications by others. In particular, the application must be advertised in the same way as any similar application from any other applicant. Such applications cannot be decided by a committee or officer responsible for the management of any land or buildings to which they relate.
	Local authority development proposals, like those of other persons applying for planning permission, must be decided in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. They must be notified to the Secretary of State if they are not in accordance with the provisions of the development plan in force in the area, so that she can consider whether to 'call in' the application for her own determination.

Regional Planning and Development: South East

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  what the timetable is for the analysis of responses to the South East plan consultation submitted to the Government Office for the South East;
	(2)  when she expects analysis of responses to the South East plan consultation to be available; and whether she has any plans for its publication.

Sadiq Khan: The analysis of the responses to the consultation is currently being undertaken by the Government office for the south east.
	We are expecting to publish the regional spatial strategy for the south east in the spring together with an analysis of responses received during the consultation.

Regional Spatial Strategies

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role regional ministers are playing in the development of regional spatial strategies.

Iain Wright: Regional Ministers represent regional interests in the formulation of government policy; facilitate a joined up approach across Government Departments and Agencies to enable effective delivery; champion the region at high level events and with regard to high profile projects. They also represent the Government with regard to central Government policy at regional select committee hearings and at parliamentary debates focussed specifically on the region.
	Regional Ministers also promote the importance of regional planning and encourage regional stakeholders to engage positively in the regional planning process and in their implementation. However, Regional Ministers are not part of the decision making process in relation to the review and issuing of RSSs. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is responsible for issuing RSSs.

Travelling People: Caravan Sites

Bob Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what targets for new Traveller sites have been included in each draft regional spatial strategy.

Iain Wright: Local planning authorities are required to assess the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers in the same way that they assess the housing needs of other members of their local communities.
	Local planning authorities do this through Gypsy and Travellers Accommodation Assessments (GTAAs). The GTAAs inform the preparation of policies in the draft regional spatial strategy (RSS).
	The RSS identifies the number of pitches required (but not the location or sites); it is for local planning authorities to consider the location or sites where pitches required for their area, possibly in conjunction with neighbouring local planning authorities.

Departmental Surveys

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what areas were identified by his Department's June 2008 Stakeholder Survey as needing improvement, as referred to in his Department's Autumn 2008 Performance Report; and if he will place a copy of the survey in the Library.

David Miliband: Areas identified as needing improvement are outlined in the Department's June 2008 Stakeholder Survey, a copy of which I will place into the Library of the House.

Departmental Training

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2008,  Official Report, column 162W, on departmental training, if he will place in the Library a copy of the audit of skills in his Department conducted in 2008.

David Miliband: A copy will be placed in the Library, once work on the audit of skills has been completed.

Mujahedin-e Khalq

David Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy towards the People's Mojahedin of Iran is in the light of the recent judgment by the European Court of First Instance.

Bill Rammell: On 26 January 2009, taking account of the judgment by the Court of First Instance on 4 December 2008, the General Affairs and External Relations Council adopted a list which did not include the MeK (Mojahedin-e-Khalq, also known as the People's Mojaheddin of Iran).
	However, we remain mindful of the MeK's history as an organisation responsible for a number of serious terrorist attacks—it claimed responsibility for large numbers of violent attacks inside Iran for a number of years, including 96 in a three-month period in early 2001. We do not agree with its claim that it represents a credible democratic opposition in exile.

Departmental Impact Assessments

Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many equalities impact assessments his Department has undertaken in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of such assessments.

Angela Eagle: The Treasury has not led on or undertaken any formal equalities impact assessments in the last 12 months. The Treasury works with other Government Departments on a wide range of policies and the Departments implementing the policies and services are responsible for producing equalities impact assessments.
	The Treasury's equality schemes (race, disability and gender) are available on the Treasury's public website and give examples of how the Treasury has promoted best practice and worked with other Departments to assess equalities impacts.

Environment

Gregory Barker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the evidential basis is of the estimate in the pre-Budget report 2008 that over the next 20 years more than one million people could be employed in the UK's environmental industries.

Angela Eagle: The UK Ceed (Centre for Economic and Environmental Development) report on 'Emerging Markets in the Environmental Sector' (November 2006) estimated that the UK environmental sector employed around 400,000 with an annual turnover of £25 billion. This report predicted that the market would grow to £46 billion by 2015.
	Other studies, such as that undertaken by Roland Berger, suggest that the global market could double by 2020. It is therefore reasonable to assume that if the UK maintains its share of the growth, more than one million could be employed in this sector over the next 20 years.
	A more recent study (the forthcoming independent study by Innovas, commissioned by BERR) estimates that the UK already employs 880,000 in this sector if the wider supply chain is included.

Housing Market

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps the Government has taken to stimulate the housing market.

Angela Eagle: On 2 September 2008 the Government announced a £1 billion package of measures to help and support homeowners in financial difficulty, first-time buyers, and the house building industry. This included the announcement of the launch of HomeBuy Direct, a new shared equity scheme which offers first-time buyers the opportunity to buy their own homes. In addition, the Government announced that Stamp Duty Land Tax would not apply to purchases of residential property of £175,000 or less for the next 12 months from 3 September 2008.
	Furthermore, the Government announced at the pre-Budget report on 24 November 2008 that it would bring forward up to £775 million on investment in housing and regeneration to help offset the impact of economic shocks to priority programmes, and provide support to the construction sector.

National Insurance Fund

Hugo Swire: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the merits of using future National Insurance Fund surpluses to fund an increase in the state pension.

Stephen Timms: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend (Mr. O'Brien) the Minister for Pension Reform on 5 March 2008,  Official Report, column 2605W.
	Any increase in the basic state pension has a cumulative impact on Government spending going forward. The Government consider the short-term use of the surplus on the National Insurance fund in this way to be unsustainable in the long term.

Non-Domestic Rates: Ports

Louise Ellman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Valuation Office Agency in relation to the issuing of backdated business tax bills for businesses in statutory ports in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible solely for the assessment of business properties for rating, not for billing and collection matters and the date from which changes to rating lists take effect is prescribed by regulation.
	The VOA has recognised that, in the exercise of re-assessing rateable values within ports, it should have done more to inform businesses of developments. In common with other executive agencies, the performance of the Agency is reviewed on a regular basis. A planned three-yearly review of the framework within which it operates is currently under way and will report by 31 May 2009. Full details can be found at
	www.hmrc.gov.uk.

Public Sector: Pensions

Oliver Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2009,  Official Report, columns 569-70W, on public sector: pensions, whether he has received representations on the affordability of public sector pensions since the publication of the report in March 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Yvette Cooper: Treasury Ministers and officials receive representations from a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such representations.

VAT: Construction

Hugo Swire: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect of a single five per cent. value added tax rate for all types of construction work on the construction industry.

Stephen Timms: No estimate of the effects of applying the reduced rate of VAT to all types of construction work has been made.

Welfare Tax Credits: Wimbledon

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit claimants in Wimbledon constituency were overpaid tax credits in each of the last five years.

Stephen Timms: Estimates of the number of families with Tax Credit awards, including information on overpayments by local authority, based on final family circumstances and incomes, for the years 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 are available in the HMRC publications "Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics. Finalised Annual Awards. Supplement on Payments. Geographical Analyses", for each relevant year. These publications are available on the HMRC website at:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-geog-stats.htm
	Estimates for 2007-08 are not yet available.

Members: Correspondence

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Minister for Housing will reply to the letters of 13 October 2008 and 9 December 2008 from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean, reference FD 7358, on free loft cavity insulation for those aged over 70 years.

Joan Ruddock: holding answer 22 January 2009
	I replied to the hon. Member on 22 January and apologise for the delay in responding, which was due to departmental reorganisation.

Warm Front Scheme

Robert Flello: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what grant provision is available from the Warm Zone scheme to otherwise eligible citizens for materials for insulation work carried out by themselves rather than through a contractor.

Joan Ruddock: Warm Zones Ltd., operated by National Energy Action brings together, using an area-based approach, all of the assistance available to households through the government-funded Warm Front scheme and energy supplier activity under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT). Whilst these schemes do not provide direct grant to—individuals who choose to carry out insulation work themselves, energy suppliers do work with major retailers to provide subsidies for DIY loft insulation materials. Additionally, tailored, free and impartial advice is available through the government-funded Act on CO2 advice line run by the Energy Saving Trust.

Armed Forces: Qualifications

Sally Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what levels of academic qualification were reached by recruits to the  (a) Army,  (b) Navy and  (c) Air Force in 2008; and how many recruits at each level there were.

Bob Ainsworth: The information on academic qualifications of recruits is not held in the format requested and differs between the three services. However, the available data for the Navy and Army is provided: the Navy section providing a breakdown of the academic qualifications overall, while the Army section offers a summary split by officer and other ranks. Unfortunately, due to IT problems within the RAF it is not currently possible to extract the necessary data. I will write to the hon. Member with information for the RAF when this is available and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
	 NAVY
	The following table reflects the numbers of each qualification held by all new recruits who joined between 1 January-31 December 2008.
	
		
			Number 
			 Level 7 Masters 2 
			 Level 6 Bachelors 46 
			 Level 5 BTEC HNCs, HNDs, Foundation Degrees and HNDs 14 
			 Level 4 CHE 1 
			 Level 3 A levels 436 
			  AS Levels 282 
			  GNVQ Advanced 9 
			  BTEC National Certificate 27 
			  BTEC National Diploma 59 
			  NVQ Level 3 24 
			  Key Skills Level 3 30 
			  VCE Double award 1 
			  VCE A Level 1 
			  VCE AS Level 1 
			 Level 2 GCSEs A-C 5250 
			  BTEC First Diplomas 29 
			  BTEC First Certificate 7 
			  NVQ Level 2 112 
			  GNVQ Intermediate 61 
			  Key Skills Level 2 387 
			 Level 1 GCSE D-G 484 
			  GNVQ Foundation 8 
			  Key Skills Level 1 183 
			  NVQ Level 1 49 
		
	
	In addition, here are the figures for the Scottish qualifications framework
	
		
			 Scottish Advanced Higher 3 
			 Scottish National Certificate 1 
			 Scottish Higher 89 
			 Scottish Intermediate 1 48 
			 Scottish Intermediate 2 97 
			 Scottish Standard A-C 590 
			 Scottish Standard D-G 37 
		
	
	Recruits were also recorded as having 658 ;Basic Skills', 39 'GCEs', two 'CSEs' and three Modern apprenticeships.
	 ARMY
	Basic Skills Levels—The Army reflects the national basic skills picture (within 1 per cent.). Roughly 45 per cent. of all soldiers joining the Army are below Level 1 (GCSE D-G) but since August 2003 80 per cent. of soldiers achieve LI literacy and numeracy within three years. Since 2002, 21,874 national literacy and numeracy qualifications have been awarded to soldiers.
	Apprenticeships—65 per cent. of soldiers (4,800) embark on an apprenticeship at either Level 2 (GCSE A*-C) or 3 (A Level) either within Phase 2 training or the Field Army. The Army's achievement rate of apprenticeships is 75 per cent. compared to the national average of 60 per cent. Apprenticeships also include support for literacy and numeracy and as part of the apprenticeship soldiers gain Level 1 literacy and numeracy qualifications.
	Accreditation—The majority of training within the Army is accredited to nationally recognised qualifications (March 2007 to April 2008 there were 15,451 Awards). These awards range from Level 1 qualifications through to masters degrees.
	Learning credits—All soldiers are entitled to claim learning credits to support their elective educational courses which include academic and vocational qualifications.
	 Officers
	In 2007-08, 585 cadets who commenced training at the Royal Military academy Sandhurst (RMAS) were graduate entrants this represents 82 per cent. of a total of 715 who began the standard career courses.

Members: Correspondence

Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, dated 9 October 2008, on the engagement of his Department's offices in Uganda with the Kingdom of Bunyoro Kitara.

Ivan Lewis: A reply to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood has been issued.

Afghanistan

Adam Holloway: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which organisation has managed each project funded by his Department in Helmand province since 2005; what the budget of each was; how much has been spent in each case; what monitoring, impact assessments and evaluations have been undertaken; and if he will make a statement.

Kevin Brennan: The Cabinet Office has not funded any projects in Helmand. I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to him by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Alexander) on 19 January 2009,  Official Report, columns 1097-98W and by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Bill Rammell) on 4 February 2009,  Official Report, column 1202W.

Death: Asthma

Paul Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Guildford of 3 February 2009,  Official Report, column 1180W, on deaths: asthma; if he will set out the figures by  (a) age and  (b) sex; and if he will make a statement.

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1180W, on asthma-related deaths; to set out the figures broken down by (a) age and (b) sex. (255827)
	The attached table provides the number of deaths where asthma was mentioned on the death certificate, either as the underlying cause (table 1) or as a contributing factor (table 2), broken down by (a) age group and (b) sex from 2003 to 2007 (the latest year available).
	
		
			  Table 1: Deaths with an underlying cause of asthma( 1) , by age group and sex, England and Wales( 2) , 2003-2007( 3) 
			  Deaths 
			   Males  Females 
			  Age  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 <1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 
			 01-04 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 
			 05-09 3 11 5 13 6 3 9 4 2 1 
			 10-14 10 11 6 7 5 4 6 6 7 4 
			 15-19 6 5 1 5 7 3 7 5 5 2 
			 20-24 4 12 7 5 5 6 11 8 2 4 
			 25-29 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 9 5 
			 30-34 6 9 12 4 8 12 11 2 4 11 
			 35-39 22 13 9 9 10 10 6 8 5 11 
			 40-44 11 18 18 14 9 22 27 15 17 17 
			 45-49 17 18 17 20 17 18 24 19 21 25 
			 50-54 26 18 26 11 22 32 22 21 22 19 
			 55-59 24 29 18 22 17 41 38 44 33 26 
			 60-64 36 37 24 24 15 48 31 37 32 33 
			 65-69 43 30 31 18 24 58 47 36 35 34 
			 70-74 38 45 26 21 18 76 57 60 46 40 
			 75-79 44 48 36 36 43 100 107 90 99 88 
			 80-84 44 63 48 34 43 146 152 149 124 91 
			 85+ 69 84 81 58 81 270 245 302 308 283 
			 (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J45-J46. (2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Deaths where asthma was mentioned as a contributory factor( 1,2) , by age group and sex, England and Wales( 3) , 2003-2007( 4) 
			  Deaths 
			   Males  Females 
			  Age  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 <1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 
			 01-04 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 
			 05-09 3 12 7 13 6 3 9 4 3 1 
			 10-14 11 12 7 7 7 4 6 7 8 4 
			 15-19 9 8 2 9 8 6 8 8 6 2 
			 20-24 10 14 8 7 9 9 15 10 4 6 
			 25-29 12 13 10 10 8 9 6 4 10 10 
			 30-34 13 13 15 10 11 17 14 6 11 16 
			 35-39 23 24 17 15 20 15 13 11 13 20 
			 40-44 20 29 26 20 18 31 35 20 25 29 
			 45-49 27 37 28 37 26 34 39 33 33 41 
			 50-54 46 36 45 31 44 50 45 50 42 40 
			 55-59 55 60 43 53 35 81 66 80 80 57 
			 60-64 83 78 56 67 56 89 76 79 71 71 
			 65-69 95 99 70 94 74 124 127 111 108 93 
			 70-74 119 114 113 84 85 170 152 158 129 138 
			 75-79 132 137 125 127 146 271 240 209 220 232 
			 80-84 133 146 135 132 130 330 306 314 299 281 
			 85+ 145 168 173 185 182 482 511 584 602 594 
			 (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J45-J46. (2 )Figures presented in table 2 include those where asthma was recorded as the underlying cause (table1) (3) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Employment

Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people and what proportion of the workforce in employment in  (a) the UK and  (b) each Government Office region (i) aged 16 and over and (ii) of working age, who are (A) UK-born, (B) non-UK born, (C) EU-born, (D) non-EU born and (E) EU A8-born.

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10( th) February 2009:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people and what proportion of the workforce in employment in (a) the UK and (b) each Government Office Region (i) aged 16 and over and (ii) of working age, who are (A) UK-born (B) non-UK born, (C) EU-born, (D) non-EU born and (E) EU A8 born. (256024)
	The requested information is shown in the attached tables. Table 1 attached provides employment levels and rates of people aged 16 and over, for the UK and each Government Office Region by country of birth. Table 2 attached provides employment levels and rates by working age for the UK and Government Office Region by country of birth. The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
	The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. Consequently the estimates are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release, which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
	
		
			  Table 1: Employment levels and employment rates of people aged 16 and over in each government office region, by country of birth July to September 2008, not seasonally adjusted 
			  Thousands and per cent 
			   UK  Non-UK( 1)  Non-UK EU  Non-EU  EUA8( 2) 
			   Level  Rate  Level  Rate  Level  Rate  Level  Rate  Level  Rate 
			 North East *1,102 56 ***58 56 ****(3)— 69 ****(3)— 48 ****(3)— 86 
			 North West (inc Merseyside) *2,927 58 **235 55 ***77 57 **158 54 ***39 78 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside *2,284 60 **195 56 ***77 71 ***118 50 ***46 88 
			 East Midlands *1,979 61 **204 61 ***80 69 ***125 57 ***42 82 
			 West Midlands *2,203 58 **260 51 ***69 56 **191 49 ***35 78 
			 Eastern *2,528 62 **295 64 ***125 66 **170 63 ***45 79 
			 London *2,307 63 *1,452 60 **403 67 *1,049 58 **141 75 
			 South East *3,725 63 **515 68 **168 67 **346 68 ***55 87 
			 South West *2,380 61 **201 66 ***77 66 ***124 65 ****(3)— 84 
			 Wales *1,272 56 ***70 59 ****(3)— 65 ***35 54 ****(3)— 81 
			 Scotland *2,364 61 **185 66 ***82 77 ***102 60 ***41 85 
			 Northern Ireland *729 57 ***59 68 ***35 67 ****(3)— 70 ****(3)— 91 
			 Total *25,799 60 *3,727 61 *1,254 66 *2,474 58 **516 81 
			 (1) Excludes those who did not state their country of birth. (2 )The A8 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) (3) The estimates have been suppressed as they are deemed unreliable for practical purposes. Coefficients of Variation have been calculated as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described below:  Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV - for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.  Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical robustness  * 0 = CV <5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 = CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 = CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.  Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc).  Source: Labour Force Survey 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Employment levels and employment rates of the working age( 1)  population in each government office region, by country of birth July to September 2008, not seasonally adjusted 
			  Thousands and per cent 
			   UK  Non-UK( 2)  Non-UK EU  Non-EU  EUA8( 3) 
			   Level  Rate  Level  Rate  Level  Rate  Level  Rate  Level  Rate 
			 North East *1,063 71 ***58 62 ****(4)— 78 ****(4)— 53 ****(4)— 90 
			 North West (inc Merseyside) *2,806 73 **229 63 ***75 76 **154 59 ***39 83 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside *2,187 75 **192 64 ***76 83 ***116 56 ***46 90 
			 East Midlands *1,893 77 **201 71 ***78 83 ***123 65 ***42 86 
			 West Midlands *2,100 74 **255 61 ***66 77 **189 56 ***35 86 
			 Eastern *2,384 78 **286 74 ***122 80 **165 71 ***45 81 
			 London *2,209 73 *1,411 68 **393 78 *1,018 65 **140 78 
			 South East *3,516 80 **494 77 **160 81 **334 75 ***54 91 
			 South West *2,244 80 **195 77 ***75 80 ***120 76 ****(4)— 91 
			 Wales *1,207 71 ***68 68 ****(4)— 79 ***34 61 ****(4)— 82 
			 Scotland *2,266 77 **181 72 ***81 84 ***100 65 ***41 88 
			 Northern Ireland *706 69 ***58 79 ***35 80 ****(4)— 78 ****(4)— 91 
			 Total *24,580 76 *3,629 69 *1,221 80 *2,408 65 **513 84 
			 (1) Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. (2) Excludes those who did not state their country of birth. (3)( )The A8 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia). (4) The estimates have been suppressed as they are deemed unreliable for practical purposes.  Coefficients of Variation have been calculated as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described below:  Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV - for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical robustness  * 0 = CV <5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 = CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 = CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.  Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc).  Source: Labour Force Survey

Flood Control

Maria Miller: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps his Department has taken to determine which agency takes the lead role in responding to national flood emergencies since the publication of the Pitt Report on flooding.

Huw Irranca-Davies: I have been asked to reply.
	Planning for, and responding to, the challenges of a predicted or actual flooding event requires the combined and coordinated effort, experience and expertise of all levels of government, public authorities or agencies and a wide range of private and voluntary organisations. During a national flood emergency, DEFRA will be the lead Government Department in England. The Welsh Assembly Government, the Scottish Executive and the Northern Ireland Executive will take the lead role in their respective devolved Administration. The National Flood Emergency Framework, currently out for consultation, will look at whether there is a need to further clarify roles and responsibilities.

Departmental Pay

Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at his Department and its agencies in  (a) 2007 and  (b) 2008; and how much was spent on such bonuses in each of those years.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Non-consolidated performance payments to the SCS are based on the recommendations of the independent Senior Salaries Review Board. The total SCS pay bill for 2008 was £2,416,714 of which 8.6 per cent. was used for non- consolidated performance payments. The SCS pay bill for 2007 was £2,659,835 of which 7.6 per cent. was used for non-consolidated performance payments
	The figures in the following table are the performance bonuses awarded to senior civil servants in each of the years requested. Figures include bonuses made by our agency, the Royal Parks.
	
		
			   Number of SCS performance bonuses awarded  Total amount of SCS performance bonuses awarded (£) 
			 2006-07 30 206,400 
			 2007-08 26 268,250

Departmental Plants

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2009,  Official Report, column 1090W, on departmental plants, which organisations provided services to his Department related to the provision of  (a) plants and  (b) flowers.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The following organisations provided services to the Department via its FM contractor MITIE Managed Services.
	
		
			  (a) Plants 
			   Organisation 
			 2006-07 Ambius 
			  Canon 
			 2007-08 Ambius 
			  Canon 
			 2008-09 Ambius(1) 
			  Canon 
			 (1) Contract terminated November 2008 
		
	
	
		
			  (b) Flowers 
			   Organisation 
			 2006-07 Ambius 
			 2007-08 Ambius 
			 2008-09 Ambius(1) 
			  Canon(2) 
			 (1) Contract terminated November 2008 (2) Contract started December 2008

Departmental Training

Greg Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the answer of 10 November 2008,  Official Report, column 815W, on departmental training, what personal training courses at public expense other Ministers in his Department have undertaken since 1 January 2008.

Gerry Sutcliffe: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 10 November 2008,  Official Report, column 815W.
	Other Ministers have taken the following courses at public expense since 1 January 2008: Action Learning Set.

Sports Council Trust

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the Sports Council Trust Company is owned by Sport England; and which other organisations have a share in the company.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Sport England has advised that the Sports Council Trust Company is a Company Limited by guarantee and is a registered charity. As such it is not 'owned' and does not have any share capital. It has two members which are the English Sports Council (trading as Sport England) and Tim Marshall, whose membership is held in trust on behalf of the English Sports Council. Further information is available from Companies House. No other organisations are members or have shares in the company.

Sports: Schools

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 
	(1)  how many competition managers were in post in each of the last five years;
	(2)  what the average salary of a competition manager was in each of the last three years;
	(3)  how much has been spent on employing competition managers in each of the last five years;
	(4)  how many competition managers  (a) were appointed and  (b) left their posts in each of the last five years; and how many competition managers were employed in each region on the latest date for which figures are available.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Competition Manager programme was piloted in 2005, with 20 competition managers deployed in five county areas and working on a one to one ratio with 20 targeted school sport partnerships. There were no formal Competition Manager posts prior to 2005. The programme has expanded over the last four years and there are now 226 Competition Managers in post.
	Table 1 contains a breakdown of the number of Competition Managers which were funded by awards made by the Department of Children, Schools and Families for Competition Manager posts during the last four years as part of the National School Sport strategy. We do not have data available on Competition Managers who have left their posts.
	
		
			  Table 1 
			   2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Number of senior competition managers  14 23 49 
			 Number of competition managers 20 48 68 177 
			 Total 20 62 91 226 
		
	
	Table 2 contains current data on how many competition managers are employed in each Government region:
	
		
			  Table 2 
			  Region  Number of senior competition managers in post  Number of competition managers in post  Total 
			 East Midlands 5 16 21 
			 East of England 6 22 28 
			 London 5 22 27 
			 North East 4 10 14 
			 North West 5 26 31 
			 South East 7 26 33 
			 South West 7 16 23 
			 West Midlands 6 20 26 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 4 19 23 
			 Total 49 177 226 
		
	
	Table 3 contains data on the amount of funding awarded to hosts of Competition Managers for the roles of Senior Competition Managers and Competition Managers during the last four years of the programme.
	
		
			  Table 3 
			  £ 
			   2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Award funding issued for Competition Manager and Senior Competition Manager posts 750,000 1,597,750 2,960,500 8,340,183 
		
	
	We have been advised that it is not possible to provide the average salary of a competition manager as a number of these posts receive funding from other sources.

Music: Teachers

Jeremy Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications to the fund established to support the professional development of music teachers were received in each of the last three years; how many applicants were granted funding; and how many have subsequently completed programmes so funded.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: I have been asked to reply.
	In the pilot programme from 2007 to 2008, 733 teachers had completed some modules and 304 of these had completed portfolios by the end of 2008. Under the programme from September 2008, 930 teachers have begun work.
	The aim of the Key Stage 2 Music CPD programme is to establish a growing body of music practitioners who have considered at a deep level the issues surrounding teaching and learning in the context of whole class instrumental and vocal activity. Participants complete up to 14 modules through workshops and online learning, as well as benefiting from one-to-one mentoring. As with all professional development this is an ongoing process. The completion of a portfolio indicates a key milestone but does not indicate that a teacher's professional development is complete, or necessarily that the professional development of other teachers is somehow deficient. Teachers who have engaged with the programme have expressed high levels of satisfaction and even at this early stage we have every reason to believe that children's experience of music making is benefiting as a result. The first report on the effectiveness of the programme will be published in March.

Apprentices

Adrian Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what plans he has to ensure that apprentices who become unemployed are able to complete their apprenticeships in alternative employment.

Si�n Simon: We have established a matching service to help those apprentices in the construction sector at risk of redundancy to find alternative employment and to complete their apprenticeship. We are currently working with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to explore how this approach might be extended to other sectors. More generally, providers and the LSC have procedures to advise and relocate apprentices in cases where providers or employers fail, to help ensure that they are able to continue in work and complete their apprenticeship. Such arrangements are being used to help former Woolworth apprentices complete their apprenticeship framework and find alternative employment or training.
	The 140 million package announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister last month for an additional 35,000 apprenticeship places will help fund new provision in both the public sector and private sector, and will extend the opportunities available to people facing redundancy. This package will further boost the number of people starting an apprenticeship which has increased from 65,000 in 1996-07 to 225,000 last year.
	On 12 January 2009 the new online National Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service went live. The first chief executive of the new National Apprenticeship Service took up post this week and our National Apprenticeship Service will be fully functional from 1 April 2009 with a remit to expand Apprenticeships and provide a single point of contact for employers and apprentices. To raise awareness and encourage more employers to take on or offer more Apprenticeships a new national advertising campaign started 2 February, fronted by Sir Alan Sugar.
	Our New Opportunities White Paper published 13 January 2009 announced the Government's commitment to extending group training associations; ensuring all apprentices have clear progression routes; and commitment to work towards an entitlement to an apprenticeship for all young people leaving care. Looking to the future, we have set ambitious targets for the growth of the Apprenticeships programme. Apprenticeships provisions will be taken forward as part of forthcoming legislation, including provisions to ensure that an Apprenticeship place is available for all suitably qualified young people by 2013.

Apprentices: Cumbria

Jamie Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many new apprenticeships have been created in  (a) Cumbria and  (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last five years.

Si�n Simon: This Government are committed to apprenticeships. Since 1997 we have witnessed a renaissance in apprenticeships from a low point of 64,000 with only 27 per cent completions to last year's record high of 225,000 with 64 per cent. completions, a remarkable achievement.
	Tables 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in Cumbria local authority, Copeland constituency and the total for England. Figures are presented from 2003-04 to 2007-08, the latest year for which fully audited data is available.
	
		
			  Table 1 :  Apprenticeship starts in Cumbria local authority and Copeland constituency, 2003-04  to  2007-08 
			   2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08 
			 Cumbria local authority 2,600 2,800 2,300 2,700 2,800 
			 Copeland constituency 410 430 320 420 440 
			  Notes:  1. Volumes for Cumbria are rounded to the nearest100. 2. Volumes for Copeland constituency are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Percentages are based on unrounded figures. 4. These figures include WBL (apprenticeships only). 5. This table uses programme starts/completions as a measure for comparative purposes. Full-year numbers are a count of the number of starts/completions at any point during the year. Learners starting/completing more than one course will appear more than once. 6. Local authority and constituency are based on home postcode of the learner.  Source:  WBL ILR

Apprentices: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people were undertaking apprenticeships in Leeds West constituency in each year since 2005.

Si�n Simon: Since 1997 we have witnessed a renaissance in apprenticeships from a low point of 64000 with only 27 per cent. completions to last year's record high of 225,000 with 64 per cent. completions, a remarkable achievement.
	Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in the parliamentary constituency of Leeds West, in each academic year from 2005-06 to 2007-08.
	
		
			  Table 1: Apprenticeship Starts in 2005-06 to 2007-08 
			   2005-06  2006-07  2007-08 
			 Leeds West constituency 290 360 410 
			 All apprenticeships 175,000 184,400 224,800 
			  Notes: 1. Parliamentary Constituency is based on learner's home postcode. 2. Numbers for Leeds West have been rounded to the nearest ten. 3. Numbers for England have been rounded to the nearest hundred.  Source:  WBL ILR

Departmental Foreign Workers

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many  (a) EU foreign nationals and  (b) non-EU foreign nationals are employed by his Department.

Si�n Simon: The information could be obtained only in the form requested at disproportionate cost as once individuals are appointed to the Department, having cleared nationality, passport, proof of identity, reference and criminal records bureau checks, our human resource information systems does not distinguish between EU or non-EU nationality.

Departmental Pensions

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps his Department is taking to advise staff of pension options available to them in relation to added years or additional voluntary contributions.

Si�n Simon: Members of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme receive an annual benefit statement showing the pension built up to date, and also a projection of their pension on retirement if they continue in service to scheme pension age. The benefit statement prompts the member to consider boosting their pension and provides details of the civil service pensions website (www.civilservice-pensions.gov.uk) where staff can obtain further information, including options for making additional voluntary contributions and a calculator to work out costs for added pension (previously added years).
	New entrants are informed of pension options in the employment offer and are provided with a pension information pack.
	Cabinet Office provides leaflets that explain added pension and additional voluntary contributions for members. The information is also available in scheme booklets. These are available on the civil service pensions website or on request from the member's pensions administrator.
	In the Department, the human resources intranet site which is being developed will include detailed information on the pension options available to staff. The new site is due to be launched in April. In the interim, staff are signposted to DIUS' pension administrator and the civil service pensions for information.

Departmental Redundancy

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2009,  Official Report, column 952W, on redundancy, what estimate has he made of the annual payroll savings resulting from staff exit schemes in  (a) 2005-06,  (b) 2006-07,  (c) 2007-08 and  (d) 2008-09 excluding the cost of severance packages; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent figures for 2009-10.

Si�n Simon: The information is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Educational Institutions: Construction

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which colleges submitted applications in respect of the Building Colleges of the Future programme for approval in  (a) principle and  (b) detail at the December meeting of the Learning and Skills Council; and if he will make a statement.

Si�n Simon: In 1997-98, the total capital expenditure in further education colleges in England in the financial year 1997-98 was nil.
	In total since that time, this Government have invested 2.4 billion and will be investing a record further 2.3 billion across the next three years.
	Capital funding for further education colleges is administered by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and I have asked Mark Haysom, the LSC chief executive, to write to my hon. Friend with the further information requested. A copy of his letter will be placed in the House Library.

Higher Education: Admissions

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many  (a) applicants and  (b) successful applicants of each sex and socio-economic group there were to study (i) medicine, (ii) engineering, (iii) physics, (iv) chemistry, (v) veterinary medicine, (vi) accountancy, (vii) dentistry and (viii) economics at university in each year since 2002.

David Lammy: The information has been placed in both Libraries.
	For the academic years recorded in the tables, for those aged up to 20, UCAS recorded socio-economic class based on the applicant's parent's occupation; for those aged 21 and over, the applicant's socio-economic class was based on their own occupation. UCAS have released figures for 2008/09, but because of changes they have made to their application form, it is only possible to compare the social backgrounds of 18-year-olds and under. This is why socio-economic class data for 2008-09 is listed in a separate table.
	The 2008-09 data is also not directly comparable with previous years due to the fact that it also contains applicants and accepted applications to nursing and midwifery (NMas) courses.
	Some time series data may also be affected by changes in the maximum number of courses which could be applied for. In 2008/09 a maximum of five applications could be made per applicant, whereas in the years prior to this up to six applications could be made by each applicant.

Research and Science

Hywel Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 
	(1)  what discussions he has had with  (a) the Secretary of State for Wales and  (b) the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Education on the results of the recent Universities Research Assessment Exercise; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what recent discussions he has had on UK science policy with  (a) Scottish Executive Ministers,  (b) Welsh Assembly Government Ministers and  (c) Northern Ireland Executive Ministers; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  what recent discussions he has had on UK science policy with the Secretary of State for  (a) Northern Ireland,  (b) Scotland and  (c) Wales; and if he will make a statement.

David Lammy: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has regular meetings with his counterparts in the devolved administrations and relevant Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues including research and science policy, as do his ministerial team and senior officials. Last week the Secretary of State met Jane Hutt the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills on a visit to the university of Cardiff.

Students: Debts

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the average amount of debt of  (a) full-time undergraduate,  (b) part-time undergraduate and  (c) postgraduate students was on leaving university in each year since 1997.

David Lammy: The personal debt of students is a reflection of their overall financial position when they leave university. It takes into account student loan and commercial borrowing less their savings.
	The most recent assessment made of the personal debt of students on graduation for English domiciled full-time and part-time undergraduate students was the 2004/05 Student Income and Expenditure Survey (SIES). The survey found that full-time undergraduates left university with average personal debt of 7,918, and part-time students graduated in credit by 347 on average.
	A consistent time series for these estimates is not available because earlier surveys were based on samples with differing characteristics. For example, in 1998/99, average personal debt on graduation was estimated to be 3,462 for UK full-time undergraduates; and in 2002/03, 8,666 for English and Welsh full-time undergraduates under 25-years-old.
	The 2007/08 SIES is expected in the spring, and this will provide an assessment of the financial position of students who left university in 2008.

Train to Gain Programme

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much was spent on Train to Gain brokers in 2007-08; and what percentage of Train to Gain expenditure in that year this figure represents.

Si�n Simon: holding answer 5 February 2009
	Train to Gain total spend for 2007-08 financial year was 312,959,000 of which 38,630,000 was spent on Brokerage. This represents 12.3 per cent. of the overall spend.
	Train to Gain is the key service for supporting employers to invest in the future productivity and profitability of their businesses by investing in the skills of their employees. Train to Gain offers quality-assured, impartial advice from skills brokers, to help identify the business' skills needs at all levels and make the right, informed choices.
	Since Train to Gain was rolled out nationally in August 2006, it has engaged over 101,000 employers and supported over 570,000 learners to begin learning, of which over 290,000 have achieved a qualification.
	Train to Gain total spend for 2007-08 financial year was 312,959,000 of which 38,630,000 was spent on brokerage. This represents 12.3 per cent. of the overall spend.

Vocational Guidance

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much has been spent on the provision of careers advice to  (a) young people and  (b) adults by agencies for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997.

Si�n Simon: Information on the total amount spent on careers advice is not collected. Young people and adults receive careers advice from a range of sources including from learning providers, Connexions services, nextstep and the Careers Advice Service. Funding for learning providers does not include a sum ring-fenced for careers advice.
	 (a) Connexions services advise young people on a range of issues including careers. Prior to 2001, careers services provided advice and guidance on careers and related issues. Funding has been provided to Connexions/careers services as set out in the following table.
	
		
			   Funding 
			 1997-98 192 million to careers services 
			   
			 1998-99 210 million to careers services 
			   
			 1999-2000 223 million to careers services 
			   
			 2000-01 233 million to careers services 
			   
			 2001-02 110 million to Connexions 
			  173 million to careers services 
			   
			 2002-03 337 million to Connexions 
			  52 million to careers services 
			   
			 2003-04 439 million to Connexions 
			   
			 2004-05 458 million to Connexions 
			   
			 2005-06 464 million to Connexions 
			   
			 2006-07 466 million to Connexions 
			   
			 2007-08 467 million to Connexions 
			   
			 2008-09 469 million to Connexions 
		
	
	 (b) Prior to 1999, the delivery of careers advice to adults was largely delivered by local initiatives and no information was collected on funding for careers advice within these. The information and advice for adults programme began in April 1999. Responsibility for planning and funding the adult information and advice service transferred to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in April 2001. Funding allocated for adult information and advice service includes delivery of the local face to face service through nextstep, Careers Advice Service (formally learndirect careers advice), development projects and quality assurance arrangements.
	
		
			   Funding 
			 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 54 million across the three years 
			 2002-03 54 million 
			 2003-04 58 million 
			 2004-05 58 million 
			 2005-06 63 million 
			 2006-07 63 million 
			 2007-08 63 million 
			 2008-09 72 million

Courts: Welsh Language

Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much courts in Wales spent on  (a) translation and  (b) interpretation between English and Welsh in each year since 2000.

Bridget Prentice: The information requested for translation costs is contained in the following table.
	 Translation between English and Welsh
	These costs relate to the translation of the written word and include the cost of an internal translator's post.
	
		
			  English/Welsh translation costs incurred in courts in Wales 
			   
			   Translation cost  Salary of Translator 
			 2002-03 37,051 24,000 
			 2003-04 32,125 24,000 
			 2004-05 46,002 25,000 
			 2005-06 89,000 23,000 
			 2006-07 87,051 11,000 
			 2007-08 112,000 26,360 
		
	
	Records do not go back further than 2002. Her Majesty's Courts Service HMCS) came into existence in April 2005. The costs for the years preceding this date have been collated from pre-HMCS records and therefore exclude the translation cost incurred in Welsh magistrates courts committees.
	 Interpretation between English and Welsh
	HMCS would only be able to identify spend on interpreters at a disproportionate cost as expenditure records are not kept at this level of detail.

Departmental Manpower

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to his Department's procurement success review 
	(1)  how many roles within his Department will not be available via the redeployment pool;
	(2)  how long employees of his Department will have in which to make decisions on their re-employment under the procurement success review proposals;
	(3)  whether the new Director's post will be advertised under the job matching process;
	(4)  who the members of the job matching panel will be; and what powers the panel will have;
	(5)  whether senior managers who are required to take jobs at a lower grade level as a result of reclassification will be entitled to maintain their current level of pay; and what information has been supplied to such managers on the matter;
	(6)  what information has been given to employees on the appeals procedure relating to the reclassification of grades;
	(7)  whether public interest transfer terms will apply in circumstances where a post is relocated as part of the review.

Shahid Malik: The availability of roles through the redeployment pool will not be known until the job matching process is complete. Posts not filled via job matching will be available to surplus procurement staff first.
	Job descriptions for the new organisation were issued on 13 January 2009. Organisation charts and information about the matching process had previously been issued (on 9 January). Staff have until 4 February to submit their job matching forms.
	The Director of Procurement post will be subject to the normal selection process for senior civil service posts.
	The job matching panel will consist of two senior managers within Procurement and a representative from human resources from within the National Offender Management Service or central Ministry of Justice Human Resources. There will also be a member of staff from the Ministry of Justice part of procurement who will work with the panel members to verify the process. Senior managers will be called on as appropriate where additional information is required for specialist roles. The panel will identify staff who match to roles in the new organisation.
	Should senior managers be required to fill posts at a lower level, they will have protection, in line with current policies, in respect of their pay at the higher level. Staff have been advised of this both in writing and verbally.
	Where this has been asked staff have been advised that this should be raised through line management. It will then be handled in line with departmental Human Resources policy.
	Public interest transfer terms will apply where jobs are relocated and staff need to move. Affordability will also be taken into account in making decisions about relocating staff. This has been advised to staff.

Economic Situation

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions his Department has had with outside organisations to discuss policy on reducing the effect of the recession on matters within his Department's responsibility.

Maria Eagle: Ministers and officials within the Ministry of Justice have regular engagements with a range of organisations, including relevant Government Departments, on a number of issues relating to the Economy.

Offences against Children

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions in cases of sexual offences against children under the age of 18 there were in each of the last three years.

Maria Eagle: The number of defendants found guilty at all courts in England and Wales for sexual offences against children under the age of 18 in England and Wales for the years 2005 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in the following table.
	Data provided are for those statutes where the age of the victim is specified.
	These data are on the principal offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
	Court proceedings data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
	
		
			  The number of persons found guilty of sexual offences against children under the age of 18 years in England and Wales, 2005 to 2007( 1, 2, 3) 
			   2005  2006  2007 
			 Found guilty 1,351 1,764 1,866 
			 (1) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) The following sections of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 have been used for this table: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8(1)  (2), 8(1)  (3), 9(1)(a)(b)(c )(i)  (2), 9(1)(a)(b)(c )(ii)  (2), 9(1)(a)(b)(c )(ii)  (2)  (13), 9(a)(b)(c)(ii)  (3), 9(1)(a)(b)(c )(ii)  9(2)  (13), 9(a)(b)(c)(i)(3)  13, 9(a)(b)(c)(ii)(3)  13, 10(1)(a)(b)(c)(i)  (3), 10(1)(a)(b)(c)(ii)  (3) 10(1)(a)(b)(c)(i)  13, 10(1)(a)(b)(c)(ii)  13, 10(1)(a),(b),(c )(i) (2)  (13), 10(1)(a),(b),(c )(ii) (2)  (13), 11(1)(a)(b)(c )(d)(ii)  (13), 12(1)(a)(b)(c )(i)  (2), 12(1)(a)(b)(c )(ii)  (2), 12(1)(a)(b)(c )(i)  (13), 12(1)(a)(b)(c )(ii)  (13), 14, 15, 16(1)(a)-(c )(e)(i)(5), 16(1)(a)-(c )(e)(ii)(5), 16(1)(a)-(d)(e) (i)  (2) to (5), 16(1)(a)-(d)(e) (ii)  (2) to (5), 17(1)(a)-(d)(e) (ii) 2  (5), 17(1)(a)-(c )(e)(i)(5), 17(1)(a)-(c )(e)(ii)(5), 18(1)(a)-(e)(f)(ii)  (2) to (5), 18(1)(a)-(e)(f)(i)  (2) to (5), 18(l)(a)-(d)(f)(i)(5), 18(1)(a)-(d)(f)(ii)(5), 19(1)(a)-(c), (e)(i)  (5),19(1)(a)-(c) (e)(ii)  (5), 25(1)(a)-(d) (e)(i)  (5), 25(1)(a)-(d) (e) (ii)  (5), 25(1)(a)-(d)(e) (ii) (4)(a)  (6), 26(1)(a)-(d)(e)(i)(4)(a)  (6), 25(1)(a)-(d)(e)(i)  (4)(b), 25(1)(a)-(d)(e) (ii)  (4)(b), 26(1)(a)-(d)(e)(i)  (4)(b), 26(1)(a)-(d)(e)(ii)  (4)(b), 26(1)(a)-(d)(e)(ii)  (5), 47(1)(a)(b)(c)(i)  (4)(b), 47(1)(a)(b)(c)(ii)  (4)(b), 47(1)(a)(b)(c)(ii)(3)  (6), 47(1)(a)(b)(c)(i)(4)(a)  (6), 47(1)(a)(b)(c)(i)  (5)148(1)(a)(b)(i)  (2), 48(1)(a)(b)(ii)  (2), 50(1a)(b)(i)  (2), 50(1a) (b)(ii)  (2), 71  Source: Office for Criminal Justice ReformEvidence and Analysis Unit Our ref: PQ 253853 (Table)

Prison Sentences

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effects of sentences of imprisonment for public protection on  (a) levels of discipline among and  (b) the size of the prison population.

David Hanson: Statistics on prison discipline are published annually by the Ministry of Justice in chapter 8 of the Offender Management Caseload Statistics, available publicly at:
	http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/omcs2007.pdf
	It is not possible to provide figures on discipline hearings for prisoners subject to indeterminate sentenced for public protection because NOMS does not collect centrally information on adjudications by sentence type.
	The Ministry of Justice produces annual projections of the prison population, most recently in September 2008.
	Indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPP) are included in the modelling of the prison population. At the time the projections were made, the rate at which IPP were being issued was around 140(1) per month. However, changes made in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 are expected to reduce that to around 45 per month. On 15 December 2008, there were 4,960(1) IPPs in the prison population. The impact of IPP as a sentence on the population will take some time to work through as most, if not all, offenders sentenced to IPP would have in any event received a prison sentence. Any change to the population will therefore be as a result of length of time served.
	More details on the projections may be found in the latest published bulletin, Prison Population Projections 2008-2015 Ministry of Justice Statistics Bulletin, 18 September 2008. This is available at the following webpage:
	http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/prisonpopulation.htm
	(1) Figures rounded to nearest 10.

Prison Service: Surveys

David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will instruct the management of the Prison Service to allow the Prison Officers' Association to conduct a ballot of its members in relation to the workforce management proposals.

David Hanson: At their Special Delegates' Conference, the Prisoner Officers' Association called for a workplace ballot on the work force modernisation proposals. A timetable for this to take place has now been set and the ballot is due to take place between 8 and 18 February. It is anticipated that results will be known by the 20 February.

BASICs Doctors

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on the role of BASICs doctors in emergency response; and if he will make a statement.

Ben Bradshaw: In the last 12 months, we have received a small number of letters on the role of BASICs in emergency response. There was an adjournment debate in June 2008 and an Early Day Motion tabled by the hon. Member for Winchester (Mr. Oaten).
	We think BASICs doctors provide an excellent service and regional strategic health authorities, who are responsible for trauma care in their areas are examining how pre-hospital care can be improved including the sort of services provided by BASICs doctors.

Stroke Awareness

Judy Mallaber: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to raise public awareness of stroke and stroke symptoms.

Ann Keen: On 9 February we launched a national stroke awareness campaign. Through television advertisements, radio and press we are raising awareness of stroke symptoms through and educating people to become stroke saversto be able to spot the signs of stroke and know when to call 999 for an ambulance.
	This will contribute to significantly reducing the number of deaths and the disability caused by stroke as part of the implementation of the Stroke Strategy as well as reducing long-term disability for stroke survivors.

Venous Thromboembolism

John Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to include risk assessment for venous thromboembolism in hospitalised patients as an indicator in the NHS Operating Framework.

Ann Keen: The national priorities for the national health service are set out in the Operating Framework which reflects the three-year settlement determined by the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007. The Operating Framework includes the need to reduce mortality rates; and it is for primary care trusts to determine how to do so locally.
	We expect thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment policy to be adopted throughout the NHS. Currently, at the request of the Chief Medical Officer, the Chair of the national implementation group is visiting throughout the NHS to discuss with senior managers and doctors their strategies for implementing VTE risk assessment in their hospitals. We will be monitoring the position closely and formally reviewing the policy before the end of this year.
	If there is inconsistency in or lack of commitment to implementation, we will consider making it mandatory to perform risk assessment.

Accident and Emergency Departments

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many attendances there were at  (a) major accident and emergency departments,  (b) single specialty accident and emergency departments,  (c) other types of accident and emergency departments, including minor injury units and  (d) walk-in centres in each year since 2002.

Ben Bradshaw: The following table shows the number of attendances at major accident and emergency departments, single speciality accident and emergency (A and E) departments, other types of accident and emergency departments including minor injury and walk-in centres in each year since 2002.
	
		
			  Attendances at accident and emergency departments, minor injury units and walk-in centres, England, 2002-03 to 2007-08 
			   Type 1  Type 2  Type 3  Walk-in centres  Total 
			 2002-03 11,994,874 515,808 1,880,840 n/a 14,391,522 
			 2003-04 12,665,482 606,573 1,862,949 1,381,841 16,516,845 
			 2004-05 13,265,820 619,232 1,920,698 2,031,430 17,837,180 
			 2005-06 13,553,686 648,732 2,046,789 2,509,957 18,759,164 
			 2006-07 13,602,589 623,587 2,323,107 2,372,992 18,922,275 
			 2007-08 13,393,554 656,496 2,400,742 2,677,201 19,127,993 
			  Notes: 1. In the table, type 3 excludes walk-in centres. 2. From Q1 2002-03, A and E attendances by type were first collected. 3. From Q1 2003-04, attendances at A and E walk-in centres were included. 4. From Q1 2007-08, attendances at independent sector provided type 3 (and walk-in centre) services were included.  Source: Department of Health dataset QMAE.

Animal Experiments

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many animals have been used in medical scientific experiments funded by the NHS in the last five years.

Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is not held centrally.
	Over the last 10 years, the main part of the Department's total expenditure on health research Has been devolved to and managed by national health service organisations. Details of individual NHS supported research projects undertaken during that time are available on the archived national research register at:
	https://portal.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/NRRArchive.aspx
	The implementation of the Government's health research strategy that began in 2006 means that the Department now funds NHS research and development through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR's role is to support research involving patients, samples or data taken from patients, people who are not patients, populations, health technology assessment, and health services research.

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

Michael Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost per week was of  (a) private nursing home care,  (b) private residential care and  (c) domiciliary social care for those needing care for at least 20 hours per week in the last 12 months.

Phil Hope: holding answer 2 February 2009
	Provisional data on local authority expenditure on state funded social care for 2007-08 were collected and published by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care. The Information Centre expects to publish final data at the end of February 2009. Data on the costs of care to service users who fund in full their own care are not collected by the Information Centre or the Department.
	Data collected by the Information Centre do not distinguish between care provided by the private and voluntary sectors. The figures show the cost to local authorities of care purchased from independentthat is, private and voluntary togetherproviders for people receiving care aged 18 and over.
	We are informed by the Information Centre that, in 2007-08, data provided by local authorities show that in England the average cost of nursing home care provided by the independent sector was 499 per person per week, exclusive of the nursing care element paid for by the national health service. The average, cost of residential care provided by the independent sector was 564 per person per week.
	Although fees for nursing home care are generally higher than those for residential care, the nursing element of residents' care is funded by the NHS, through NHS-funded nursing care, which reduces the net cost to local authorities. NHS-funded nursing care is paid for by primary care trusts. The standard rate is 103.80 per week and the higher rate is 142.80 per week.
	Data are not available on the costs of providing at least 20 hours per week of domiciliary care. The average cost to local authorities for a person aged 18 and over receiving domiciliary social care in 2007-08 was 152 per person per week.

Contaminated Blood and Blood Products Inquiry

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Answer of 15 October 1990,  Official Report, column 662W, on haemophiliacs (Aids), 
	(1)  how many of the documents that were withheld from the courts by the Department were among those that were not released to the independent inquiry into Contaminated Blood and Blood Products chaired by Lord Archer QC of Sandwell; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  how many documents were withheld from the courts by the Department; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  which documents that were withheld from the courts by the Department have been subsequently released to the independent inquiry into Contaminated Blood and Blood Products chaired by Lord Archer QC of Sandwell; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: In July 1990, the then Permanent Under-Secretary of State certified to the High Court that approximately 600 documents enjoyed immunity from disclosure in civil litigation with regard to haemophiliacs who had contracted the AIDS virus in the course of national health service treatment. A definitive list of the documents is no longer available in the Department's files, and it is not therefore possible to state with confidence how many may also have been withheld in line with the Freedom of Information Act from the approximately 4,500 documents released to Lord Archer in 2007.
	The documents issued to Lord Archer had been rediscovered in the Department stored in unregistered files, and 26 of these unregistered files were marked as undisclosed in litigation. It is therefore believed that these files contain the documents referred to in the 1990 certificate. From those 26 files, 12 documents were withheld in whole and nine in part from those released in 2007. These were withheld in line with exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and not in relation to different decisions made in 1990 when different rules applied.

Drugs: Rehabilitation

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of people in each region who are not accessing the drug and alcohol treatment they require; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: It is the responsibility of primary care trusts (PCTs) and their partner agencies to estimate the level of need for drug and alcohol treatment services for their local population as part of the commissioning process. Data on those not accessing drug and/or alcohol treatment are not collected centrally.
	In 2004 the Department commissioned the Alcohol Needs Assessment Research Project's (ANARP) to measure the gap between the demand for and provision of specialist alcohol treatment services in England at a national and regional level.
	ANARP research was conducted over a period of six months between September 2004 and February 2005, and as part of this work, ANARP estimated that around 5.6 per cent. (approximately 63,000) of the in-need alcohol dependent population were accessing alcohol treatment per year, although the new National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System suggests that actual numbers may be higher than this. Since the Department published ANARP, in November 2005, action has been taken to improve access to treatment for those dependent on alcohol.
	From April 2008, a new indicator, became part of both National Health Service Vital Signs and the National Indicator Set for Local Area Agreements. This measures change in the rate of alcohol-related hospital admissions and is expected to encourage PCTs to invest in earlier identification of people who drink too much, leading to brief advice by general practitioners or other health care staff and, if necessary, referral to treatment. 99 PCTs and 76 local authorities have included this indicator as one of their local priorities, setting out local targets and plans for reducing alcohol related hospital admissions.
	From November 2008, a new Alcohol Improvement Programme is providing practical support and guidance to the NHS including:
	Regional Alcohol Managers to galvanise and support local action;
	a new National Support Team for Alcohol, to provide strategic advice to areas that experience the highest rates of alcohol-related hospital admissions;
	an on-line Alcohol Learning Centre with training resources for practitioners and tools and guidance for planners and commissioners; and
	20 early implementer PCTs in areas of high health inequalities are receiving funding and support to go further faster to reduce alcohol-related harms.

Health Authorities

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the  (a) agenda and  (b) minutes of the meeting he held with the chairs of strategic health authorities on 13 January 2009; and whether he holds meetings with this group on a regular basis.

Ben Bradshaw: The meeting on 13 January 2009 was a private, informal dinner between my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the chairs of the strategic health authorities (SHAs). There was no formal agenda or minutes taken. Issues discussed at the dinner included: the future of the medical work force, professional revalidation, mixed sex accommodation, NHS productivity, capital investment, regulation and diversity and equality.
	My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State normally meets with the SHA chairs on a quarterly basis.

Hepatitis

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health in what proportion of patients with  (a) chronic hepatitis,  (b) cirrhosis and  (c) hepatocellular carcinoma their condition is due to chronic infection with hepatitis B virus; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: It is not possible to use Hospital Episode Statistics to provide data on chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma due hepatitis B virus. Although there are disease codes to describe these conditions individually, it is not possible to show that one condition has been caused by the other.
	However, it is generally accepted that hepatitis B is a significant cause of chronic hepatitis, and that about 20 to 25 per cent. of individuals with chronic hepatitis B infection world-wide are at increased risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer.

Hepatitis

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what studies have been  (a) commissioned and  (b) evaluated by his Department into the likely incidence of chronic hepatitis B over the next (i) five and (ii) 10 years; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what studies have been  (a) commissioned and  (b) evaluated by his Department on monitoring the changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis B infection following the introduction of an anti-viral treatment with interferon and ribvarin since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: The Department has not commissioned or evaluated any studies into the incidence of chronic hepatitis B over the next five or 10 years in England or into the effect of antiviral therapy on the epidemiology of chronic hepatitis B since 1997.
	Surveillance of hepatitis B suggests that the incidence of both chronic and acute hepatitis B in this country remains low. The Health Protection Agency monitors epidemiological trends in hepatitis B infection and published in 2004 a review of the incidence of hepatitis B in England and Wales from 1995-2000(1).
	Ribavirin is used (in combination with pegylated interferon) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, not chronic hepatitis B, as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
	(1) Hahne S, Ramsay M, Balogun K, Edmunds WJ and Mortimer P. (2004). Incidence and routes of transmission of hepatitis B virus in England and Wales, 1995-2000: implications for immunisation policy.  Journal Clinical Virology 29:211-20.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the report to his Department from PriceWaterhouseCoopers on the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Ben Bradshaw: A copy of the report has been placed in the Library, Some details in the report have been redacted where the following conditions of the Freedom of Information Act apply;
	(1) Section 36(2)b and cwhere disclosure of the information would inhibit the free and frank provision of advice, or the free and frank exchange of views, for the purposes of deliberation, or would otherwise prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs. Section 36 is statutory recognition of the public interest in allowing government to have a clear space, immune from exposure to public view, in which it can debate matters internally with candour and free from the pressures of public political debate. Ministers and Government officials need to be able to engage in free and frank discussion of policy options to expose their merits and demerits, and their possible implications. Their candour in doing so will be affected by their assessment of whether the content of such discussion will be disclosed in the future.
	(2) Section 41(1)where the information in the report was received by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in confidence. Disclosure of this information would make it less likely that this type of information is provided freely to the Department in the future, and consequently undermine the ability of the Department to fulfil its role. The provider(s) of that information are content that some of this information can be disclosed. The limited amount to which this does not apply has been redacted.
	(3) Section 43(2)where the information in the report is commercially sensitive, and its disclosure has the potential to damage the trust's commercial interests. The report includes information from the trust's long term financial model (LTFM) that includes detailed information about future income and expenditure. Release of this information is likely to prejudice the trust's commercial interests by adversely affecting its position in contractual negotiations and commercial transactions.

NHS: Energy

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS has spent on energy efficiency and energy conservation measures in each of the last five years; and how much it is spending on such measures in 2008-09.

Phil Hope: The information is not collected centrally for the time scales requested.
	The Department's Energy and Sustainability fund has been allocated to national health service trusts. From this fund, there has been 18.9 million provided to schemes in 2007-08 and 76.3 million has been provided for 2008-09. These figures do not include similar schemes that trusts have funded from their own resources.

NHS: Equality

Howard Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to facilitate the NHS's compliance with its gender equality duty under the Equality Act 2006 with respect to service design and delivery.

Phil Hope: The NHS Constitution for England, published in January 2009 states that the national health service should provide a comprehensive service, available to all irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. At the same time, the NHS is reminded that it has a wider social duty to promote equality through the services it provides and to pay particular attention to groups or sections of society where improvements in health and life expectancy are not keeping pace with the rest of the population.
	In conjunction with a range of stakeholders, the Department supports the NHS to mainstream gender equality in a variety of ways. In 2007 we published practical guidance on how NHS organisations should develop and use gender equality schemes, and integrate gender equality into mainstream business. In the same year, we co-published an equality guide to enhance NHS board members' understanding of their legal duties under gender and other equality legislation. A copy of both publications have been placed in the Library. In March 2008, the chief executive of the NHS wrote to all strategic health authority chief executives, reminding them of their duties in relation to gender equality and other equality and human rights legislation, and encouraging them to be legally compliant and to support trusts in their areas to be compliant as well. We are currently running a 'Learning Sites' programme to support the development of single equality schemes, with a clear focus on gender and other specific equality issues. The Department's Pacesetters programme is trialling a number of innovative approaches to improving the NHS's equality performance. A number focus on gender equality.

Obesity: North East

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken by his Department to combat obesity amongst young people in the North East.

Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Sarah McCarthy-Fry) on 28 January 2009,  Official Report, column 650W.
	At a local level, it is the responsibility of primary care trusts (PCTs) working with local authorities to co-ordinate work to tackle childhood obesity. PCT plans, developed alongside local authority Children and Young People's Plans, will feed into local area agreements agreed with the Government offices. Local areas will develop and implement their own initiatives based on local needs and circumstances.

Obesity: Surgery

Siobhain McDonagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients have had a gastric band fitted in 2007-08; and how many of them were readmitted to hospital as an emergency within three months of surgery as a result of complications.

Dawn Primarolo: The information is not available in the form requested.
	Data is not yet available for 2007-08. Data is provided for 2006-07 which shows that there were 706 finished consultant episodes where there was a primary diagnosis of obesity and an insertion of a gastric band as a main operation carried out in England. Gastric bands are only one type of procedure recommended for the treatment of obesity by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
	Data on emergency readmissions rates is collected by the National Centre for Health Outcomes Development and published at www.nchod.nhs.uk. Analysis from this source for gastric band surgery can be produced only at disproportionate cost.
	 Notes:
	 Finished Consultant Episode (FCE)
	A finished consultant episode (FCE) is defined as a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one health care provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. The figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.
	 Number of episodes in which the patient had a (named) primary diagnosis
	These figures represent the number of episodes where the diagnosis was recorded in the primary diagnosis field in a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record.
	 The ICD-10 code used to identify obesity is as follows:
	E66Obesity
	 Main procedure
	The main procedure is the first recorded procedure or intervention in the Hospital HES data set and is usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (e.g. time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedure.
	 The OPCS codes used to identify a gastric band insertion is as follows:
	G30.3Partitioning of stomach using band
	 Data Quality
	HES are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. Data are also received from a number of independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data via HES processes. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.
	 Source:
	Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care.

Teenage Pregnancy

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam of 27 October 2008,  Official Report, columns 665-66W, on teenage pregnancy, if he will place in the Library a copy of the memorandum of understanding between his Department and strategic health authorities.

Dawn Primarolo: A copy of the draft memorandum of understanding has been placed in the Library.

Children: Databases

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2008,  Official Report, column 474W, on children: databases, which usability issues his Department is resolving before the ContactPoint system is user tested.

Beverley Hughes: ContactPoint is designed to save time for professionals working with children, therefore ensuring smooth working for users is very important.
	The purpose of testing is to uncover issues and deal with them before deployment. We discovered a number of issues that we wanted to rectify before commencing the final stages of testing with users. They were typical for this stage of project delivery and included minor functional changes and enhancements to screens. If not rectified, these issues can cause frustration to those involved in testing activity and can restrict the benefit that the activity can provide.
	We have always said that we will take the time to get ContactPoint right. We wanted to ensure that testing provided the maximum benefit possible and therefore took the decision to fix these issues before commencing testing with users on 13 October 2008. The user testing phase completed successfully on 28 November 2008.

Children: Databases

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 28 January,  Official Report, columns 648-9W, on children: databases, if he plans to make the monthly assessments of early adopter local authorities public.

Beverley Hughes: holding answer 9 February 2009
	The monthly assessments are undertaken by local authorities and are project documents internal to the local authorities themselves. Local authorities provide the information to the Department on the basis that it will be used to enable the Department to assess progress, provide targeted support where necessary and to share good practice. It is not collected for the purpose of publication. The assessments are not intended or designed for publication.

Education Maintenance Allowance

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1846W, on education maintenance allowance, how many students have  (a) received a notice of entitlement for the education maintenance allowance,  (b) successfully enrolled and  (c) received at least one payment since September 2008.

Jim Knight: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) who operate the education maintenance allowance (EMA) for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). Mark Haysom the LSC's chief executive, will write to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in both Libraries.

Education Maintenance Allowance: Blackpool

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people in Blackpool South constituency received education maintenance allowance in each year since the scheme was established.

Jim Knight: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) who operate the education maintenance allowance (EMA) for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). Mark Haysom the LSC's chief executive, will write to my hon. Friend for Blackpool, South with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in both Libraries.

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2009,  Official Report, column 845W, on general certificate of secondary education, how many and what percentage of pupils in the maintained mainstream sector achieved five GCSEs including a modern language at grades A* to C in 1997, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile.

Jim Knight: The information requested is not available.

National Curriculum Tests

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on which occasions in  (a) 2007 and  (b) 2008 officials in his Department reported to Ministers on the administration of the key stage tests by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; what steps Ministers took in response to each report; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: Officials provide Ministers with briefing and regular updates on progress during test cycles, as appropriate, covering current issues, risks and remedial action taken. In 2008 officials reported their assessment of key risks to National Curriculum test delivery to Ministers in submissions on 7 February 2008, 2 April 2008 and 10 June 2008, as well as providing frequent updates on progress and issues throughout May and June 2008. As set out in Lord Sutherland's report (The Sutherland Inquiry: an independent inquiry into the delivery of National Curriculum tests in 2008), Ministers responded to these assessments by seeking reassurance from QCA and NAA that they had suitable actionin hand to secure delivery of their contractors' obligations.

Pre-School Education

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of  (a) children's centres nurseries,  (b) maintained nurseries and  (c) private, voluntary and independent nurseries reported vacant places in (i) England, (ii) each region, (iii) the 10 per cent. most deprived areas and (iv) the 10 per cent. least deprived areas in each year since 1997;
	(2)  how many and what proportion of childminders reported vacant places in  (a) England,  (b) each region,  (c) the 10 per cent. most deprived local authority areas and  (d) the 10 per cent. least deprived local authority areas in each year since 1997.

Beverley Hughes: The Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey collects information vacant places for children at child care and early years providers. Table 1 shows the number and proportion of providers in England that reported vacancies, and the total number of providers, by type of provision. Data for previous years are not available.
	
		
			  Table 1: Providers reporting vacant places for children on an average day 
			   2005  2006  2007 
			  Number of providers with vacancies
			 Full day care 7,900 8,200 9,400 
			 Full day care in children's centres n/a 450 650 
			 Child minders n/a 30,300 36,600 
			 Nursery schools n/a 150 150 
			 
			  Percentage of providers with vacancies
			 Full day care 67 65 69 
			 Full day care in children's centres n/a 63 69 
			 Child minders n/a 53 62 
			 Nursery schools n/a 38 36 
			 
			  Total number of providers
			 Full day care 11,800 12,700 13,600 
			 Full day care in children's centres n/a 800 950 
			 Child minders 57,700 57,900 59,800 
			 Nursery schools n/a 450 450 
			 n/a = Cases where data are not available, either because the question was not asked, or the provider type was not surveyed in that year.  Note: Full day care in children's centres are a sub-group of all full day care providers and are also included in the all full day care figures. 
		
	
	Table 2 shows the total number of vacancies reported and the number of registered places, by type of provision. Data for previous years are not available.
	
		
			  Table 2: Number of vacancies and registered places for children 
			   2005  2006  2007 
			  Total number of vacancies
			 Full day care 88,400 81,000 107,300 
			 Full day care in children's centres n/a 6,600 8,800 
			 Child minders 80,700 67,000 85,900 
			 Nursery schools n/a 2,000 1,400 
			 
			  Total number of registered places
			 Full day care 511,100 544,200 596,500 
			 Full day care in children's centres n/a 37,700 51,100 
			 Child minders 275,600 272,600 291,500 
			 Nursery schools n/a 28,100 28,400 
			 n/a = Cases where data are not available, either because the question was not asked, or the provider type was not surveyed in that year.  Note: Full day care in children's centres are a sub-group of all full day care providers and are also included in the all full day care figures. 
		
	
	Table 3 shows the number and proportion of providers in each region that reported vacancies, and the total number of providers, by type of provision. Data for previous years are not available. Data for nursery schools are not available due to small sub-sample sizes for this provider type at the regional level.
	
		
			  Table 3: Providers reporting vacant places for children on an average day, by region 
			   Full day care  Full day care in children's centres  Child minders 
			   2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007 
			  Number of providers with vacancies   
			 East Midlands 680 800 30 40 2,400 3,380 
			 East of England 810 830 30 40 3,410 4,310 
			 London 1,210 1,390 80 100 4,790 7,050 
			 North East, Yorkshire and Humberside 1,060 1,350 110 180 4,720 4,600 
			 North West 1,120 1,300 80 100 3,180 4,340 
			 South East 1,430 1,590 30 70 6,320 6,630 
			 South West 910 1,060 50 1,060 2,570 3,310 
			 West Midlands 1,000 1,110 40 80 2,920 3,010 
			
			  Percentage of providers with vacancies   
			 East Midlands 70 75 63 73 51 69 
			 East of England 68 68 50 67 52 59 
			 London 63 72 66 60 51 71 
			 North East, Yorkshire and Humberside 64 73 65 75 57 56 
			 North West 64 70 76 63 46 62 
			 South East 65 67 45 76 58 60 
			 South West 61 66 75 68 48 61 
			 West Midlands 66 67 55 69 59 57 
			
			  Total number of providers   
			 East Midlands 990 1,080 50 60 4,800 4,990 
			 East of England 1,180 1,240 50 60 6,990 7,280 
			 London 1,900 1,950 120 160 9,480 10,010 
			 North East, Yorkshire and Humberside 1,670 1,830 170 230 8,310 8,600 
			 North West 1,720 1,850 100 160 6,710 6,920 
			 South East 2,220 2,390 60 90 11,060 11,320 
			 South West 1,490 1,610 60 90 5,400 5,450 
			 West Midlands 1,530 1,640 80 120 5,110 5,250 
			  Note: Full day care in children's centres are a sub-group of all full day care providers and are also included in the all full day care figures. 
		
	
	Table 4 shows the total number of vacancies reported and the number of registered places, in each region, by type of provision. Data for previous years are not available. Data for nursery schools are not available due to small sub-sample sizes for this provider type at the regional level.
	
		
			  Table 4: Number of vacancies and registered places for children, by region 
			   Full day care  Full day care in children's centres  Child minders 
			   2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007 
			  Total number of vacancies   
			 East Midlands 8,750 10,510 470 510 5,320 9,010 
			 East of England 9,370 8,300 320 350 7,680 10,420 
			 London 11,620 18,050 940 1,350 8,800 15,860 
			 North East, Yorkshire and Humberside 11,480 14,460 2,230 2,610 12,100 11,390 
			 North West 11,530 13,910 880 1,330 6,940 9,200 
			 South East 12,840 20,970 450 970 13,980 15,130 
			 South West 7,830 10,250 540 600 5,340 6,860 
			 West Midlands 7,590 10,800 760 1,030 6,810 7,980 
			
			  Total number of registered places   
			 East Midlands 47,190 53,240 2,610 3,140 24,550 26,610 
			 East of England 53,120 54,100 2,800 2,930 34,180 35,910 
			 London 74,720 84,830 7,310 8,980 34,680 40,340 
			 North East, Yorkshire and Humberside 75,070 79,190 8,160 11,060 42,270 45,640 
			 North West 81,630 89,930 5,100 9,100 32,170 34,690 
			 South East 95,270 105,540 4,730 5,260 51,160 53,870 
			 South West 54,110 60,600 2,660 4,330 27,400 27,280 
			 West Midlands 63,060 69,080 4,370 6,350 26,220 27,160 
			  Note: Full day care in children's centres are a sub-group of all full day care providers and are also included in the all full day care figures. 
		
	
	Table 5 shows the number and proportion of providers that reported vacancies, and the total number of providers, by type of provision and level of deprivation. Data for previous years and data for the 10 per cent. most deprived and 10 per cent. least deprived areas are not available.
	
		
			  Table 5: Providers reporting vacant places for children on an average day, by level of deprivation 
			   30 per cent. most deprived areas  70 per cent. least deprived areas 
			   2006  2007  2006  2007 
			  Number of providers with vacancies 
			 Full day care 2,350 2,890 5,840 6,530 
			 Full day care in children's centres 370 500 70 140 
			 Child minders 6,300 6,880 24,010 29,740 
			 Nursery schools 90 110 80 50 
			  
			  Percentage of providers with vacancies 
			 Full day care 67 72 65 68 
			 Full day care in children's centres 68 69 47 68 
			 Child minders 58 65 52 61 
			 Nursery schools 35 39 41 31 
			  
			  Total number of providers 
			 Full day care 3,520 4,030 9,180 9,550 
			 Full day care in children's centres 540 730 150 210 
			 Child minders 10,840 10,620 47,010 49,200 
			 Nursery schools 250 290 190 150 
			  Note: Full day care in children's centres are a sub-group of all full day care providers and are also included in the all full day care figures. 
		
	
	Table 6 shows the total number of vacancies and the number of registered places, by type of provision and level of deprivation. Data for previous years and data for the 10 per cent. most deprived and 10 per cent. least deprived areas are not available.
	
		
			  Table 6: Number of vacancies and registered places for children, by level of deprivation 
			   30 per cent. most deprived areas  70 per cent. least deprived areas 
			   2006  2007  2006  2007 
			  Total number of vacancies 
			 Full day care 24,570 35,680 56,440 71,440 
			 Full day care in children's centres 5,330 6,920 1,260 1,640 
			 Child minders 14,580 15,740 52,390 70,120 
			 Nursery schools 750 940 1,280 450 
			  
			  Total number of registered places 
			 Full day care 159,290 183,100 384,880 413,030 
			 Full day care in children's centres 30,290 38,160 7,460 11,600 
			 Child minders 47,790 49,490 224,820 242,000 
			 Nursery schools 15,300 19,250 12,790 9,180 
			  Note: Full day care in children's centres are a sub-group of all full day care providers and are also included in the all full day care figures.

Pre-school Education: Standards

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 18 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 274-5W, on pre-school education: standards, how many and what proportion of early years settings deemed inadequate by Ofsted since 1 September 2008 were  (a) in the 10 per cent. of most deprived areas,  (b) childminders,  (c) private, voluntary and independent settings,  (d) Montessori nurseries and  (e) Steiner nurseries.

Beverley Hughes: holding answer 20 January 2009
	These are matters for Ofsted. The Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and copies of her replies have been placed in the Library.
	 Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 30 January 2009:
	Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief
	Inspector, for a response.
	The numbers and proportions of early years settings deemed inadequate by Ofsted since 1 September 2008 are shown in the tables below. The figures in Table A are taken from provision inspected between 1 September 2008 and 31 October 2008, in line with the figures supplied for Parliamentary Question 233559. The figures are supplied in Table B cover provision inspected between 1 September 2008 and 31 December 2008.
	The 10% most deprived areas in England were identified using the Government's 'Indices of Deprivation 2007' (an index published once every three years), available at
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/deprivation/deprivationQ7/.
	Ofsted does not, as a matter of course, collect our data in line with the sector types specified in the question (private, voluntary and independent early years settings), as it has no mandatory requirement to do so. The figures given in response to part (c) of your question represent settings that we are able to identify as private or voluntary, within our categories of 'childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises'. Please note, however, that these do not represent the full picture, as data are not held for all providers and should, therefore, be treated with caution.
	Similarly, Ofsted does not, as a matter of course, collect data on whether provision is Montessori or Steiner. The figures provided in response to parts (d) and (e) of your question represent settings where 'Montessori' or 'Steiner' appears in a free text field on setting details. This may not represent all settings of these types and so this data must be treated with caution.
	Please note that that the selection of provision for inspection each year is not random. We select providers for inspection each year based on a number of factors, including the period since their last inspection and the grade awarded them at that inspection. Therefore, these figures should not be used to make judgements about the standards of national provision.
	A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
	
		
			  Table A: Settings judged to be inadequate in Early Years Register ( E YR) inspections between 1 September and 31 October 2008( 1,2) 
			  Provider Type  Number of inspections  Number of providers deemed inadequate  Percentage of providers deemed inadequate as a proportion of all inspections of this provider type (%)  Percentage of providers deemed inadequate as a proportion of all EYR inspections deemed inadequate (%)  Percentage of providers deemed inadequate as a proportion of all EYR inspections (%) 
			 Those in 10% most deprived areas 123 14 11 11 1 
			 Childminders 1,348 69 5 53 4 
			 Private Settings 441 31 7 24 2 
			 Voluntary Settings 92 7 8 5 0 
			 Montessori Settings 8 0 0 0 0 
			 Steiner Settings 0 0 0 0 0 
			 All Early Years Inspections 1,922 131   7 
			 (1) Percentages are rounded to nearest whole number (2) The explanatory descriptions in this response outline where data in this table are not representative of all providers and should be treated with caution. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table B: Settings judged to be inadequate in Early Years Register (EYR) inspections between 1 September and 31 December 2008( 1,2) 
			  Provider Type  Number of inspections  Number of providers deemed inadequate  Percentage of providers deemed inadequate as a proportion of all inspections of this provider type (%)  Percentage of providers deemed inadequate as a proportion of all EYR inspections deemed inadequate (%)  Percentage of providers deemed inadequate as a proportion of all EYR inspections (%) 
			 Those in 10% most deprived areas 403 21 5 5 0 
			 Childminders 4,043 240 6 61 4 
			 Private Settings 1,328 107 8 27 2 
			 Voluntary Settings 303 16 5 4 0 
			 Montessori Settings 54 3 6 1 0 
			 Steiner Settings 0 0 0 0 0 
			 All Early Years Inspections 5,876 394   7 
			 (1) Percentages are rounded to nearest whole number. (2) The explanatory descriptions in this response outline where data in this table are not representative of all providers and should be treated with caution.

Primary Education: Mathematics

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many mathematics specialists have been officially appointed in primary schools since 1 June 2008.

Jim Knight: The information requested is not collected centrally at present. The primary mathematics specialist is a new role recommended by Sir Peter Williams in his 2008 Independent Review of Mathematics Teaching in Early Years Settings and Primary Schools. We aim to train 13,000 teachers to become maths specialists by 2019 in line with Sir Peter's recommendation. A small pathfinder project is currently running to test issues relating to the training for maths specialists.

Pupils: Leisure

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment his Department has made of the effect of time spent by school children playing computer games and watching television on their school performance.

Jim Knight: The Department has made no such assessment in relation to watching television and school performance by school pupils.
	In 2005 the University of Sheffield conducted a study on behalf of DFES of the educational impact of children's use of computers at home (Valentine et al, 2005). It found that, overall; the use of computers at home was linked to higher levels of educational performance than expected given prior attainment and other factors.
	However, where children used computers extensively for leisure purposes, focused predominantly on computer games, there was a small but significant negative impact. The researchers concluded that the negative impact was not a direct result of game playing, but of impact on time spent on school work.
	In 2006 the Department commissioned the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) to produce a publication that gave an overview of the current use of games in learning, the impact of such approaches on learning and importantly the needs of the teacher in this context. The publication released by ELSPA on 4 October 2006, Unlimited Learning: Computer and video games in the learning landscape offers a snapshot of what is happening across education and, importantly, offers an evidence base from which informed decisions can be taken by industry and education alike.
	There is a growing body of evidence that some characteristics of games have a role in supporting learning, but the relationship between learning of this sort and performance requires further research. Becta is working closely with Futurelab to build the evidence base. Games vary considerably in nature. Some games are more appropriately designed for supporting academic performance than others. These others may support other skills such as problem-solving, providing authentic or 'real life' learning experiences, making decisions, or communicating with others.
	A recent survey by Becta found that 11 to 14-year-olds spend an average of four hours per week playing games, and boys spend twice as much time as girls (Luckin et al, 2008). 80 per cent. of seven to 11-year-olds reported playing games at home (Cranmer et al, 2008).

Schools: Standards

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools in the National Challenge funding programme have yet to receive any of the additional funding allocated via the programme; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: We have worked with local authorities to agree a package of support for each school supported through the National Challenge. We have made payments to local authorities, rather than schools, through the Standards Fund.
	We have not yet signed off plans for four local authorities, although all schools in those local authorities are being supported by a National Challenge Adviser.

Schools: Standards

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2009,  Official Report, column 497W, on schools: standards, what methodology is used in calculating the level of financial support provided for each national challenge school.

Jim Knight: Funding for schools supported through National Challenge has been tailored according to the needs of individual schools, and has not been calculated through a formula. My officials met representatives of local authorities in the autumn to develop bespoke funding plans, which were moderated to ensure consistency and value for money at a national level.

Schools: Standards

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which national challenge schools have received no national challenge funding since June 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: We have worked with local authorities to agree a package of support for each school supported through the National Challenge. We have made payments to local authorities, rather than schools, through the Standards Fund.
	We have not yet signed off plans for four local authorities, although all schools in those local authorities are being supported by a National Challenge Adviser.

Schools: Weather

Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many local education authorities' schools were closed  (a) on each day of the week and  (b) in total during the week beginning 2 February 2009.

Jim Knight: There is no duty upon schools or local authorities to report school closures to the Department, so we do not routinely collect this information. Because of the number of schools closed in the week in question, we are collecting this information on a one-off basis. I will write to the hon. Member shortly when the information has been collected, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Libraries.

Teachers: Males

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to his letter of correction, Deposited Paper 2008-2997, to the answer of 28 October 2008,  Official Report, column 596W, on teachers: males, how many maintained  (a) primary and  (b) secondary schools had fewer than (i) 10 per cent. (ii) 20 per cent. and (iii) 30 per cent. qualified male teachers in 2008.

Jim Knight: The following table shows the number of local authority maintained primary and secondary schools in England that employed fewer than 10 per cent, 20 per cent. and 30 per cent. qualified full-time equivalent male teachers.
	
		
			  Number of maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools with fewer than 10 per cent, 20 per cent., and 30 per cent. full-time equivalent qualified male teachers: Year January 2008 Coverage: England 
			   Primary  Secondary( 1) 
			 Less than 10 per cent. 6,800 10 
			 Less than 20 per cent. 12,390 70 
			 Less than 30 per cent. 15,930 360 
			 (1) Excludes Academies  Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.  Source: School Census